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Teacher’s guide: 200 years that changed the world

Teacher’s guide: 200 years that changed the world

Use Gapminder World to teach global development from 1800 until today.

Posted in Downloads | Tagged geography, history, life expectancy, pdf, social studies, teacher's guide

Teacher’s guide: Global Development Quiz

Teacher’s guide: Global Development Quiz

Stimulates understanding of the world through statistics. A good starting point for teaching global development.

Posted in Downloads | Tagged game, history, pdf, quiz, social studies, teacher's guide, teaching resources

Crisis narrows China-UK gap

Crisis narrows China-UK gap

United Kingdom was a leading nation of the world. See UK’s  journey to present time and how China is closing in.

Posted in Videos | Tagged 200 years, China, data, English, history, United Kingdom | 14 Responses

200 years that changed the world

200 years that changed the world

200 years of history in 4.5 minutes. Let Hans Rosling guide you through the developments of the last two centuries.

Posted in Videos | Tagged China, economy, English, featured, health, historical data, history, income per person, life expectancy, usa | 39 Responses

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? Be Read more …

Posted in News | Tagged Hans Rosling, history, Internal gaps, More news, Videos | 2 Responses

Shanghai, New York, Mumbai

Shanghai, New York, Mumbai

Is Shanghai healthier than New York? And how do Washington D.C. and Mumbai rank?

Posted in Videos | Tagged Beijing, capitals, China, comparison, creative commons, data, Delhi, differences, economy, English, Gapminder, Hans Rosling, health, history, income per person, India, infant mortality rate, Mumbai, New York, Obama, Shanghai, statistics, usa, Washington | 7 Responses

Health, Money & Sex in Sweden

Health, Money & Sex in Sweden

300 years of Swedish history.

How economic growth, public health and sexual rights have changed.

Posted in Gapminder Videos | Tagged English, Gapminder video, GDP per capita, health, history, Japan, money, progress, sex, Sierra Leone, Sweden, Trendalyzer, video | 5 Responses

Help us cross the river of myths


Please read Hans Rosling’s personal appeal.
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TEDTalks

Hans Rosling's TEDTalks have been seen by millions. Tune in and see the talks from 2006 onwards:

  • TED 2006
    Debunking myths about the "third world"
    19.50
  • TED 2007
    The seemingly impossible is possible
    18.57
  • TED 2009
    HIV: New facts and stunning data visuals
    11.13
  • TED @ State
    Let my dataset change your mindset
    22.29
  • TED India
    Asia's rise - how and when
    15.50
  • TED @ Cannes
    Why ending poverty is crucial to stop population growth.
    10.04
  • TED @ Qatar
    Religions and babies.
    13.20


TED stands for Technology, Entertainment & Design and has arranged conferences since 1984. Their annual conferences bring together the world's most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes).
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