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Watch this TED video, and you'll have your perspectives shifted. Hans Rosling is a professor of global health at Sweden’s Karolinska Institute, and his current work focuses on dispelling common myths about the developing world.
In the western world, we are used to thinking that the rest of the world is far behind. But our ideas are outdated. In fact, most of the third world is on the same trajectory towards health and prosperity, and many countries are moving twice as fast as we are.
What makes Hans Rosling different is the stunning way he presents. I guarantee that you've never seen huge amounts of data presented like this - the trends come to life and the big picture snaps into sharp focus. The animations transform the shifting numbers into moving bubbles and flowing curves that make global trends clear, intuitive and even playful. Rosling narrates with a sportscaster's flair.
Rosling developed this breakthrough visualization software through his company Gapminder, which was bought by Google in March 2007. This is free software which can be loaded with any data. Take a look.
