Hans Rosling: Debunking third-world myths with the best stats you've ever seen
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Hans Rosling's TED talk, in which he uses Gapminder's animated charts of income and life expectancy to show that the old split between rich and poor countries no longer describes the world. It is a data talk in which the presentation of the data is part of the argument.
HN cites it to explain how the First/Third World split has faded, and treats Rosling's animated charts and energy as the model for presenting statistics.
“These charts just don't feel right without Hans Rosling jumping up and down in front of them like a little kid.”
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