Have you seen Hans Rosling’s talks on TED yet?
I encourage you to see these talks because they are already classics as well as very inspiring. They will challenge your preconceptions and your way of thinking about globalization, markets, economy and data. The first talk was filmed Feb 2006 and the second talk was filmed Mar 2007.
Hans Rosling (b.1948 in Uppsala, Sweden) is Professor of International Health at Karolinska Institutet and Director of the Gapminder Foundation, which developed the Trendalyzer software system. From 1967 to 1974 he studied statistics and medicine at Uppsala University, and in 1972 he studied public health at St John’s Medical College, Bangalore. He became a [...]
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Hans Rosling’s Talks on TED
The Skeptic’s Handbook
“Rise above the mud-slinging in the Global Warmingdebate. Here are the strategies and tools you needcut through the red-herrings and avoid the traps.”
The Skeptic’s Handbook