Hans Rosling: Debunking third-world myths with the best stats you've ever seen

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You've never seen data presented like this. With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, statistics guru Hans Rosling debunks myths about the so-called "developing world."

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Channel: Science & Technology
Uploaded: January 14, 2007 at 2:05 pm
Author: TEDtalksDirector

Length: 00:20:35
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Video Comments:
Volantix (November 22, 2008 at 9:43 am)
Watch the update: the data has been liberated! Woot!
asmodeus585 (November 10, 2008 at 2:50 pm)
Amazing lecture. It's too bad that, because of thath stupid bureaucracy there's no open access to that data. What the heck is statistics for, if people cannot use whole data and still have to make their own researches first?
Vegasgodless (October 26, 2008 at 11:26 am)
This software could also be used to show the difference in education, between the industrialized nations, by entering the data of graduated scientists, and economic specialists, high school graduates vs drop out rates, and the such. It would be very interesting to see where the US would stack up under such scrutiny, as evident by "todaysprogramming" The US would not fare so well. This data then could be shown, to really get a better grasp of our education system in America.
todaysprogramming (October 22, 2008 at 4:46 pm)
I have watched dozens of Ted videos and, it's official: I cringe every time, I *hate* the Ted introduction. Its loudness in contrast to the talks; the disneyworld daintiness of the fanfare; the hype of the 'incalculably value of ideas'...

something else equally useless: when you don't really listen to the guy, and when he gets in-the-zone around 4:20 (!) explaining the projected image, i feel like i'm hearing a nazi rally...

...he also ends that rant on "a completely new world"...hmm
Vegasgodless (October 26, 2008 at 11:00 am)
Wow! your name fits to a "T" With your comment it shows how you been totally programmed!
todaysprogramming (October 26, 2008 at 11:36 pm)
thanks! ; D
ntse91 (October 15, 2008 at 10:40 pm)
if more people are moving into the middle then there are more dollars in circulation so that means the value of the dollar goes down and inturn makes us all a poorer over time. yes i JUST figured it out.
shius2 (October 15, 2008 at 3:12 pm)
저 프로그램 구하는 주소 아는분 있으세요?
where can I find that software?
Wo kann ich den Software finden?
jeroid (October 14, 2008 at 10:47 am)
WOW.
WKaliber1 (October 13, 2008 at 12:21 pm)
Rwanda is not a third world country