The world is getting better? - looking at the data
In this BBC video, Swedish academic, medical doctor, public speaker and statistician Hans Rosling tells the story of of the world's development - past, present and future.
Using vast quantities of public data (data from 200 countries over 200 years - 120,000 numbers) Rosling shows us how different - and how much better - the world we live in is from the world most of us imagine.
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Comment by Nancy Michaelis on May 10, 2011 at 3:56pm -
Mark, this is a great clip! Thanks for sharing!
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Comment by Mark on March 17, 2011 at 4:10pm -
Two items to think about, that are not directly addressed in this video:
1) In the 1940's notice how strongly some countries were affected by the World War II - but not all the involved countries were affected similarly.
2) In showing current data, much of Africa is hugely improved compared to previous data. However,
the Congo, perhaps the number 1 trade partner with the West, is still near the bottom. What might we conclude from that?
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