The developing world is catching up with the industrialized world faster than most people realize. The idea of a clear division between poor and rich, and a great divide between them, is a concept of the past that has survived since the 1950’s. The reality is much more nuanced, something Swedish global health professor Hans Rosling demonstrates in this now classic TED talk.
Hans Rosling: Debunking third-world myths with the best stats you’ve ever seen
Hans Rosling: New insights on poverty and life around the world
Try the software out for yourself – play with the variables in Gapminder.
And if you hadn’t heard about TED talks until now, it is high time for you to start browsing their archive of recorded thought-provoking mini-lectures.
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