The seemingly impossible is possible

Posted November 13, 2008



About this talk This year, 2007, Hans Rosling’s TED-speech focused on making the seemingly impossible possible. The Trendalyzer software (recently acquired by Google) turns complex global trends into lively animations, making decades of data pop. Asian countries, as colorful bubbles, float across the grid – toward better national health and wealth.
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