“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.
The documentary is programmed to air on SVT2 on three occasions:
Sunday, May 3, 2009 at Read more …
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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 $).
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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 …
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