2009
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Hans Rosling documentary on Swedish Television
“Roslings värld”, a new television documentary about Hans Rosling produced by the Swedish Television (SVT), will soon air in Sweden. In this portait by the Swedish journalist Pär Fjällström the viewers get to follow Hans Rosling during a few weeks in the end of 2008.
Two new videos with Hans Rosling
200 years that changed the world
- 200 years of history in 4.5 minutes.
Viewer responses to the video:
“Thanks for posting another thoroughly thought provoking video.”
“This is brilliant, compelling and amazingly well visualized.”
Shanghai, New York, Mumbai
- Is Shanghai healthier than New York? And how do Washington D.C. and Mumbai rank?
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Shanghai, New York, Mumbai
Is Shanghai healthier than New York? And how do Washington D.C. and Mumbai rank?
Income per person in Gapminder World
The name of the main income indicator shown when Gapminder World is started has been revised for clarity, but the data remain the same. It is now called “Income per person (GDP/capita, inflation-adjusted $).
Learn to use Gapminder in the classroom (in Swedish)
Are you a teacher? Do you live in Sweden? We now offer a course on how to use Gapminder materials in the classroom. The course will be in Swedish, takes place in Stockholm on 15-16 of June and the prize is 2800 SEK + sales tax. If more than one teacher come from the same Read more …
Gapminder starts Newsletter
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HIV-documentation updated
We have made some minor corrections to the documentation of our HIV-data.
Hans Rosling debunks myths in new lecture-series
Can the population growth be stopped? Is Brazil, Egypt and Bangladesh now improving faster than Sweden ever did? And can everyone live on the same level as the rich countries?
In a new lecture series, filmed in a studio at the Swedish Television, Hans Rosling answer yes to all questions above.
The lecture has been divided into Read more …
Gapminder.org – one of the 10 best sites in 2009
Gapminder.org is one of the best ten webpages in 2009 for planning, design and development, according to the Planetizens yearly top ten list.
"Yes they can!"
Swedish students say: “They can never live like us” Time to rethink!
Watch this new video with Hans Rosling.