Debunking myths about the “third world”

Posted November 14, 2008

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You’ve never seen data presented like this. Hans Rosling’s presentation at the TED-conference in 2006 has been seen by millions over the internet, at TED’s web-page, at Google Video or Youtube.

With the urgency of a sportscaster,  Hans Rosling debunks myths about the so-called “developing world” using the animation software that powers Gapminder World.

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    [...] June 28, 2009 Hans Rosling of Gapminder.org gave a delightful talk at TED in 2006, titled “Debunking Myths about the Third World.” Here’s the 20 minute presentation that you may wish to watch first. The humor, energy [...]