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How Meditation Benefits Business (Complete)

NEW YORK, May 24, 2018 — How do meditation and mindfulness contribute to a better workplace, happier employees, and an improved bottom line? Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini shares how he brought mindfulness practices to his employees and discusses how corporations can increase both worker satisfaction and revenues with New York Times columnist David Gelles and Fast Company editor-in-chief Stephanie Mehta. (1 hr., 15 min.)

Can China Innovate? (Complete)
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Can China Innovate? (Complete)

NEW YORK, November 1, 2010 - McKinsey's Gordon Orr discusses whether China can establish itself as an Asian hub for innovation with Adam Segal. (1 hr., 16 min.)

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Asia Society Honors Ravi Shankar
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Asia Society Honors Ravi Shankar

NEW YORK, November 1, 2010 - Highlights: Asia Society gives Indian musician/composer Ravi Shankar its Cultural Legacy Award, in a ceremony featuring Philip Glass and Anoushka Shankar. (3 min., 54 sec.)

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Innovation and the Profit Motive
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Innovation and the Profit Motive

NEW YORK, October 25, 2010 - Alex Counts and Vikram Akula each address what role the need to make a profit plays in stimulating innovation. (4 min., 22 sec.)

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Inside Contemporary Iranian Art (Complete)
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Inside Contemporary Iranian Art (Complete)

Mitra Abbaspour, Hamid Keshmirshekan, Linda Komaroff, and Venetia Porter discuss current trends in Iranian art with moderator Layla S. Diba.
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'Human Rights' in Translation
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'Human Rights' in Translation

NEW YORK, October 21, 2010 - Columbia University's Lydia Liu describes how the term "human rights" found its way from English to Chinese. (2 min., 36 sec.)

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'Live from Tokyo' Highlights
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'Live from Tokyo' Highlights

NEW YORK, October 29, 2010 - Director Lewis Rapkin shares insights into his documentary on Tokyo's music scene after a screening at Asia Society. (4 min., 32 sec.)

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Microlending and the Profit Motive (Complete)
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Microlending and the Profit Motive (Complete)

Alex Counts and Vikram Akula debate whether a for-profit approach can improve microlending, with Niki Armacost acting as moderator.
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Pervez Musharraf: The 'Decade of Disaster'
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Pervez Musharraf: The 'Decade of Disaster'

HOUSTON, October 19, 2010 - Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf outlines the post-1989 Western policy failures that helped spawn Al Qaeda and the Taliban. (2 min., 57 sec.)

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Words, Power, and Politics (Complete)
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Words, Power, and Politics (Complete)

NEW YORK, October 21, 2010 - Scholars Partha Chatterjee, Carol Gluck, and Lydia H. Liu analyze the way the way linguistic meaning evolves over time with Robert Lane Greene. (1 hr., 16 min)

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Asia Society Schools
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Asia Society Schools

Asia Society has a network of nearly 30 schools throughout the country whose trademark is educational excellence and global innovation.
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What Success Looks Like
Education

What Success Looks Like

Amidst failing schools throughout urban America, one school shines. See why.
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Pervez Musharraf at Asia Society Texas (Complete)
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Pervez Musharraf at Asia Society Texas (Complete)

HOUSTON, October 19, 2010 - Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf addresses the Asia Society Texas Center. (50 min.)

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