World developement, the internet and making statistics fun

[matgb]

Take twenty minutes out. Put aside the time. Watch this:
TED | Talks | Hans Rosling: Debunking third-world myths with the best stats you've ever seen (video):

With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, Hans Rosling debunks myths about the so-called "developing world" using extraordinary animation software developed by his Gapminder Foundation.

So very cool. And I think he's right; we have all the data we need, we just can't access it and don't know how to use it.

Look out for the bit where China jumps up on the US.

Comments

[matgb]

Aye; it was the combination of good software, well done presentation, interesting subject and great presenter, made it worth watching overall.

I now have to stop myself from trawling their archives...