Debunking myths about the "Third World" (Amazing graphics)

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With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, Prof. Hans Rosling uses software from Gapminder debunks a few myths about the "developing" world. This global health visionary has discovered a powerful new way to communicate complex data about the world; his remarkable interactive graphs help deliver profound insights about global trends and will change forever the way you think about "us" and "them." 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.) More TEDTalks at www.TED.com

Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: January 14, 2007 at 9:05 pm
Author: TEDtalksDirector

Length: 00:20:35
Rating: 4.86
Views: 204324

Tags: TED TEDtalks "Hans Rosling" development health "Third World"

Video Comments:
asmodeus585 (November 10, 2008 at 9:50 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 5:26 pm)
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 11:46 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 5:00 pm)
Wow! your name fits to a "T" With your comment it shows how you been totally programmed!
todaysprogramming (October 27, 2008 at 5:36 am)
thanks! ; D
ntse91 (October 16, 2008 at 5:40 am)
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 10:12 pm)
저 프로그램 구하는 주소 아는분 있으세요?
where can I find that software?
Wo kann ich den Software finden?
jeroid (October 14, 2008 at 5:47 pm)
WOW.
WKaliber1 (October 13, 2008 at 7:21 pm)
Rwanda is not a third world country
huhnibuhnii (October 13, 2008 at 6:52 pm)
Wunderbar, vielen Dank!