hans rosling schools you

Third world vs. First? Developing vs. Developed? Really?

http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/92

“Data is often better than you think…”

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The youtube of it:

With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, statistics guru Hans Rosling uses an amazing new presentation tool, Gapminder, to debunk several myths about world development. Rosling is professor of international health at Sweden’s Karolinska Institute, and founder of Gapminder, a nonprofit that brings vital global data to life. (Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA.)