Hans Rosling’s Yardstick of Wealth and the Truth about Population

The phrase “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics” was made famous by Mark Twain, and sometimes we really feel like this about the hard truth. The facts that are served to us through mass media. Sometimes the quote can be correct. It is easy to use statistics in dubious ways.… Continue reading Hans Rosling’s Yardstick of Wealth and the Truth about Population

Hans Rosling’s Yardstick of Wealth and the Truth about Population

The phrase "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics" was made famous by Mark Twain, and sometimes we really feel like this about the hard truth. The facts that are served to us through mass media. Sometimes the quote can be correct. It is easy to use statistics in dubious ways.… Continue reading Hans Rosling’s Yardstick of Wealth and the Truth about Population

The Global Poverty Project

The Global Poverty Project is an international education and advocacy organisation working to catalyse the movement to end extreme poverty. The Project was founded by Hugh Evans and Simon Moss and aims to increase the number and effectiveness of people taking action to end extreme poverty. They launched a new initiative that will raise awareness… Continue reading The Global Poverty Project

The Magic Washing Machine

What was the greatest invention of the industrial revolution? Advanced use of chemistry? The car? The light bulb? Hans Rosling makes the case for the washing machine and shows us the magic that pops up when economic growth and electricity turn a boring wash day into an intellectual day of reading. Hans Rosling and the… Continue reading The Magic Washing Machine

Hans Rosling’s 200 Countries, 200 Years in 4 Minutes

The video below is an excerpt from a BBC documentary published on Youtube last week, which takes viewers on a rollercoaster ride through the wonderful world of statistics to explore the remarkable power thay have to change our understanding of world history. It is presented by superstar Professor Hans Rosling, whose eye-opening, mind-expanding and funny… Continue reading Hans Rosling’s 200 Countries, 200 Years in 4 Minutes

The rise of Asia

Hans Rosling is a Swedish medical doctor, academic, statistician and public speaker. He is Professor of International Health at the Karolinska Institute. Rosling was a young guest student in India when he first realized that Asia had all the capacities to reclaim its place as the world’s dominant economic force. At TEDIndia in November 2009,… Continue reading The rise of Asia

Statistics that will reshape your world-view

With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, statistics guru Hans Rosling presents data that debunks several myths about world development. Rosling is professor of international health at Sweden’s Karolinska Institute and gave this speech at the TED talks conference in Monterey, California in February 2006. Stats that reshape your world view