Comments for Gapminder http://www.gapminder.org Unveiling the beauty of statistics for a fact based world view. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:04:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Rosling’s World – a documentary about Hans Rosling by Nicola Monti http://www.gapminder.org/videos/roslings-world-a-documentary-about-hans-rosling/comment-page-1/#comment-8757 Nicola Monti Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:04:35 +0000 http://www.gapminder.org/?p=4167#comment-8757 I absolutely love Hans Rosling. I have downloaded all his videos from TED and show them to as many people as possible. He is fascinating, ingenuous, incredibly funny, courageous but most of all inspiring. I just want to go back to school to attend one of his lectures. We need more people like him. Shall we clone him..?? Regards from Italy Nicola I absolutely love Hans Rosling.
I have downloaded all his videos from TED and show them to as many people as possible.
He is fascinating, ingenuous, incredibly funny, courageous but most of all inspiring.
I just want to go back to school to attend one of his lectures.
We need more people like him. Shall we clone him..??
Regards from Italy
Nicola

]]> Comment on Quick guide to the Motion Chart Gadget by admin http://www.gapminder.org/upload-data/motion-chart/comment-page-1/#comment-8753 admin Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:36:16 +0000 http://www.gapminder.org/?page_id=1568#comment-8753 Unfortunately you can't add your own data to Gapminder World. But what you can do is to copy data from Gapminder World to your gadget. Try finding the data set of your interest from the data page where we link back to the data provider and to the actual spreadsheet. Best regards. Daniel, IT Developer Unfortunately you can’t add your own data to Gapminder World. But what you can do is to copy data from Gapminder World to your gadget. Try finding the data set of your interest from the data page where we link back to the data provider and to the actual spreadsheet.
Best regards.
Daniel, IT Developer

]]> Comment on Asia’s rise, how and when (TEDIndia) by admin http://www.gapminder.org/videos/hans-rosling-asias-rise-ted-india/comment-page-1/#comment-8752 admin Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:31:21 +0000 http://www.gapminder.org/?p=2644#comment-8752 We are glad if you do! Most of them are embeddable via YouTube (www.youtube.com/gapcast) Best regards. Daniel, IT Developer We are glad if you do! Most of them are embeddable via YouTube (www.youtube.com/gapcast)
Best regards.
Daniel, IT Developer

]]> Comment on For Teachers by Peder Inge Furseth http://www.gapminder.org/for-teachers/comment-page-1/#comment-8665 Peder Inge Furseth Sun, 15 Aug 2010 01:11:27 +0000 http://www.gapminder.org/Gapminder3.0/?page_id=3080#comment-8665 Many thanks for giving such great pedagogical tools available to everyone! INNOVATION: You have some data on patents, which tells us about invention of a new product or service. Most of these data go back about 20 years. May you add data that go back longer? And also, do you have data that includes the commercialization phase of inventions, i.e. bringing them to market, in other words; do you have data on innovation? It could be data like e.g. Pro-Inno Europe presents every year, but this is limited to Europe. Innovation tells us about value creation, and it would be very interesting to see the time series against several variables in your dataset. In any way, thanks again for supplying this wonderful tool! Thanks, Peder Many thanks for giving such great pedagogical tools available to everyone!
INNOVATION: You have some data on patents, which tells us about invention of a new product or service. Most of these data go back about 20 years. May you add data that go back longer?
And also, do you have data that includes the commercialization phase of inventions, i.e. bringing them to market, in other words; do you have data on innovation? It could be data like e.g. Pro-Inno Europe presents every year, but this is limited to Europe. Innovation tells us about value creation, and it would be very interesting to see the time series against several variables in your dataset.
In any way, thanks again for supplying this wonderful tool!
Thanks,
Peder

]]> Comment on Free statistics for democracy by Michael Hughes http://www.gapminder.org/videos/free-statistics-for-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-8641 Michael Hughes Sat, 14 Aug 2010 03:10:00 +0000 http://www.gapminder.org/?p=3722#comment-8641 Hello, Could your organization possibly make a Gap minder presentation showing the taboo information on the Afghan war documents recently leaked to wiki leaks. In so much that those with much power would surrender to communities and their ideals of love. Computers show us when information moves fast enough; it becomes control. The control structures of society are not always democratic, in fact merchants and banks behave as the aristocracies of the dark ages. Could you help communicate some light? Thank you, Michael Hughes P.S. If we don't love what we can see, how can we love what we don't see? Hello,
Could your organization possibly make a Gap minder presentation showing the taboo information on the Afghan war documents recently leaked to wiki leaks. In so much that those with much power would surrender to communities and their ideals of love. Computers show us when information moves fast enough; it becomes control. The control structures of society are not always democratic, in fact merchants and banks behave as the aristocracies of the dark ages. Could you help communicate some light?

Thank you,
Michael Hughes

P.S. If we don’t love what we can see, how can we love what we don’t see?

]]> Comment on Gapminder Desktop launched by Marcia http://www.gapminder.org/news/gapminder-desktop-launched/comment-page-1/#comment-8624 Marcia Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:48:59 +0000 http://www.gapminder.org/?p=3747#comment-8624 Fyi: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/13/health/research/13alzheimer.html NYT Health Rare Sharing of Data Leads to Progress on Alzheimer’s By GINA KOLATA Published: August 12, 2010 The key to a collaborative Alzheimer’s project was an ambitious agreement to share all the data, making every single finding public immediately. P.s. Thanks for an excellent speech today at IFLA. It is the best speech I have ever heard. It is very inspiring. I have had my students view your amazing presentations for over two years, but hearing your speech here was an unforgettable experience. Fyi: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/13/health/research/13alzheimer.html
NYT Health
Rare Sharing of Data Leads to Progress on Alzheimer’s
By GINA KOLATA
Published: August 12, 2010
The key to a collaborative Alzheimer’s project was an ambitious agreement to share all the data, making every single finding public immediately.

P.s. Thanks for an excellent speech today at IFLA. It is the best speech I have ever heard. It is very inspiring. I have had my students view your amazing presentations for over two years, but hearing your speech here was an unforgettable experience.

]]> Comment on Asia’s rise, how and when (TEDIndia) by Avikshit Saras http://www.gapminder.org/videos/hans-rosling-asias-rise-ted-india/comment-page-1/#comment-8609 Avikshit Saras Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:55:22 +0000 http://www.gapminder.org/?p=2644#comment-8609 Awesome stats, awesome presentation and I am sure we'll catch up on 27th July 2028, when TED is 80. Awesome stats, awesome presentation and I am sure we’ll catch up on 27th July 2028, when TED is 80.

]]> Comment on Asia’s rise, how and when (TEDIndia) by Lata Amin http://www.gapminder.org/videos/hans-rosling-asias-rise-ted-india/comment-page-1/#comment-8560 Lata Amin Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:59:14 +0000 http://www.gapminder.org/?p=2644#comment-8560 An analytical video with very powerful presentation. Enjoyed it thoroughly. An analytical video with very powerful presentation. Enjoyed it thoroughly.

]]> Comment on Asia’s rise, how and when (TEDIndia) by DaWei Drake http://www.gapminder.org/videos/hans-rosling-asias-rise-ted-india/comment-page-1/#comment-8556 DaWei Drake Wed, 11 Aug 2010 03:58:32 +0000 http://www.gapminder.org/?p=2644#comment-8556 Can I upload your videos to facebook? Can I upload your videos to facebook?

]]> Comment on Gapminder HIV Chart by Mike Brooke http://www.gapminder.org/downloads/gapminder-hiv-chart-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-8550 Mike Brooke Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:16:42 +0000 http://www.gapminder.org/?p=1241#comment-8550 Amazingly clear visual message with your work - congratulations on sharing this! Can you please advise how I could map incidence of liver cancer? Saw an indicator but struggling to plot over time. Amazingly clear visual message with your work – congratulations on sharing this!
Can you please advise how I could map incidence of liver cancer? Saw an indicator but struggling to plot over time.

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