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Hans Rosling: Debunking third-world myths with the best stats you've ever seen

In this TED talk, Hans Rosling uses animated statistics to debunk myths about the developing world, showing how health and income have improved across countries.

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Why HN readers recommended it

Cited as the classic data-driven argument that the first-world versus third-world split is outdated and the world is improving.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
TED
Topic
global development statistics
Format
talk
Level
general
HN recommenders in dataset
4
HN mentions in dataset
4
Recommendation years in dataset
2011–2017

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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  • The First/Third World East/West split isn't as concrete or relevant as it used to be, perhaps best explained by Hans Rosling: [VIDEO] The first proper comment in TFA hits the nail on the head for India, and is relevant elsewhere. If you approach programmers in …

    iuguy on Hacker News · 2011-02
    In How do programmers in the west see programmers in the east?

  • These charts just don't feel right without Hans Rosling jumping up and down in front of them like a little kid. For the baffled: [VIDEO]

    JonnieCache on Hacker News · 2011-05
    In Wikipedia Growth Animation

  • And here's some data about what's happened to the world (not so much "why", but "what") [VIDEO]

    noselasd on Hacker News · 2014-01
    In 2014 Gates Annual Letter: Myths that block progress for the poor

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