The seemingly impossible is possible

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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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6 Comments so far

  1. [...] Then watch a follow up presentation Hans Rosling made at TED in Nov 2008. It is titled “The Seemingly Impossible is Possible.“ [...]

  2. [...] The seemingly impossible is possible (TED Talk 2007) [...]

  3. [...] this Video The seemingly impossible is possible Posted November 13, 2008 Hans Rosling’s 2007 TED-speech makes the seemingly impossible [...]

  4. Datamine the Gap @ Punditokraterne on October 24th, 2009

    [...] Start med at se den her. [...]

  5. [...] Die Software hat mich gleich ein bisschen an den Gapminder von Hans Rosling erinnert und siehe da, er sitzt mit im Advisory Board. Wer seinen Talk auf der TED 2007 noch nicht [...]

  6. [...] Hans Rosling – kura stāstītais tālajā 2006tajā vedināja mani uz domu par to, ka arī mēs varam izmantot šādus rīkus, lai labāk saprastu šķietami sarežģītas lietas. T.sk. valsts budžetus. Divi atslēgvārdi – ilustrācija un konteksts. Piemēram, kā novērtēt, vai miljards ir daudz vai maz? [...]