The best stats you've ever seen | Hans Rosling

www.ted.com With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, statistics guru Hans Rosling uses an amazing new presentation tool, Gapminder, to present data that debunks several myths about world development. Rosling is professor of international health at Sweden's Karolinska Institute, and founder of Gapminder, a nonprofit that brings vital global data to life. (Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA.)
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[@manavgajera4985]

This was 12 years ago, and KZbin recommended me this in Sept 2019. But Wow! What a legend!

[@jayendarsubramaniam3241]

Watched it 8 yrs ago. Recommended to a lot of people. No one gave any attention.

[@hailbifrostglow]

RIP hans Rosling

[@hailbifrostglow]

@@gamerfortynine I think his daughter did some work? I honestly don't remember

[@randomgameplay5465]

i want an updated version

[@Exbozz]

So you'd go vote.

[@joguestin]

I was supposed to watch this for some course from UofT that I'm taking on Coursera. I thought I would watch for about 5 min to do my exercise, but I watched the whole thing because this is how captivating the speaker is. The course is about public speaking (Communication in a Virtual Age).

[@cynic24x7]

Same here mate. Broke my heart when I heard of his demise. It would have been a privilege to learn from him.

[@SM-ve9fx]

I am in the same course.

[@sushantsinghrathore1]

@@SM-ve9fx i didn't even completed the short video but this one is amazing

[@sushantsinghrathore1]

@@cynic24x7 same bro

[@dikshagarg3984]

I am also doing same course on coursera

[@charvakpatel962]

I want to thank this guy for getting me instantly interested in statistics.

[@lepetitchat123]

He makes me hate statistics! How can he manipulate the data like that so dishonestly?

[@Cardandcointricks]

Evil Robin He literally wasn’t. His whole point was showing how people misinterpret statistical data and fail to update their knowledge over time.

[@takeboo888]

His name is Hans Rosling, Swedish and He was a professor in Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm in Sweden. And he was very well known as incredibly good presentation.

[@takeboo888]

@@lepetitchat123 you didn't get any point. So bad.

[@vivekjoshi3769]

I am teaching myself statistics and it's by far the most complex thing I have ever come across tbh. I had no choice as I want to get into data analytics domain but I really hate learning Stats everyday. Watching this video didn't change my thoughts towards it at all haha...the video is an animated entertainment but when you actually dive into getting those visuals using programming languages it's brutal 💀

[@eugenemorice3353]

Hans passed away today. Still using this video with my students after 6 years. Still not found a better way of putting over some of the issues of world development. RIP sir !

[@sirscrotum]

What's the population of wild birds/insects/mammals look like during all these stats?

[@DarkGT]

@@sirscrotum During those years is unlikely for such data to have being recorded in large scale. Bird tracking with markers is newer occurrence. Why asking btw?

[@sirscrotum]

@@DarkGT Hans Rosling is utterly ignoring the sad state of affairs the natural world is in, and btw when I say natural world I mean the parts of the planet that aren't (nor should be) utilized for any metric of human consumption or growth...all that human development, came at the cost of permanent losses in the natural world...and there's only so much natural world we can chew through. He's leaving out a very important elephant in the room when he openly discusses all his optimism. IMO he has a lot more in common with Greek Sophists who believe convicing their audience what their perception of reality is the most important aspect of argument and debate, instead of Socrates who argued in favor of reality and facts forming the bases of views and opinions on important matters.

[@gmorgan6843]

​@@sirscrotuml 17:49 lllll

[@MsHumble4]

⁠@@sirscrotumYES ! YES ! YES ! Dr. Hans Rosling videos must go on ! And he did it all with humour. May he R.I.P.

[@mariachinelonwokafor9505]

This gentleman is an exciting teacher. His communication and interactive acumen is contagious. His voice is a convincing one and his humorous attribute keeps his audience in ransom he is amazingly great. Kudos from maria chinelo

[@sr.b8002]

lucax tshotting Losing this man was a tragedy. He was brilliant.

[@Ljungerino]

I completely agree with you Maria, best wishes PH

[@abrarchowdhury2679]

lucax tshotting I understand your point, but he’s a lot more engaging in his book Factfulness which is one of the best non fiction books that I have ever read

[@shananagans5]

He is right. There are so many misconceptions about the world. I am a criminologist & there are huge misconceptions about crime & violence among the general population. This results in lots of money & effort being misdirected in attempts to make things better. This is very poor use of public funds. I find this rather frustrating. Most everyone wants to make the world a better place & that's a great thing but when the population doesn't understand the problems properly, efforts to improve things get misdirected. This is true for any field. We have to understand the problems properly before we can solve those problems efficiently but we seldom do that. Some problem or issue gets attention on the news & we end up getting bombarded with it. Then the population overall gets a skewed perception of the issues & we end up pouring money & effort into something that really is minor while we ignore serious issues because we aren't aware of them. I love what Hans Rosling does. He educates people & paints an accurate picture of the issues & that really is, or should be, the first step. We need an accurate understanding of issues to best decide where & what kind of help is needed.

[@kevinocta9716]

+shananagans5 Well said. Ignorance is a major problem for getting the right solutions to problems (if something even is a problem in the first place) and a data/evidence driven approach is by far the best way to identify and solve macro (and micro) problems.

[@shananagans5]

+Kevin Octacok lol Yea, that has become my pet peeve over the years. I am only an expert on criminal behavior, psychology & societal crime patterns but I know there is a huge amount of accumulated knowledge in the professional journals. Virtually anything you can think of has actually been properly studied. If you are familiar with proper scientific method, you can look up & understand studies on virtually any subject. If it's a field you aren't familiar with, you may need to look up a few terms or go a little slower but good information is out there if you look. It's like two people sitting on the steps of a library & arguing for hours about what the first sentence of the book Tom Sawyer is & never putting in the effort to walk in & look it up. The Tom Sawyer analogy is funny. Spending billions upon billions in taxpayer money on misguided attempts to reduce violence while well studied, evidence based programs go unfunded year after year isn't so funny.

[@kevinocta9716]

shananagans5 lol. Agreed completely.

[@rickyoldtree]

a rare spark of accurate insight mr shananagans .. amid a sea of ignorance.. it amazes me how many people hear Hans Rosling say these things, then make comment as if its just another interesting dinner party topic, if they could only remember properly.. rather than the most crucial and badly needed conversation we should be having, to re set the massive misconceptions fuelling todays political polarisation and inertia..!

[@effexon]

true. Challenger crashed because they didnt have Hans Rosling in their team (quite famous example of data and poorly presenting it; in visualization textbooks )

[@jachimmachristian457]

It's 2023! I'm an Analyst and this is brilliant 🎉... Thank you Hans Rosling. So informative and entertaining at the same time a non technical audience will definitely benefit from such illustration. Thank you again Hans❤ RIP

[@ZipeFingerboarder]

Just died today.. so sad. Rest in peace..

[@roughpatches]

Just finished his book, he didn't die in vain!

[@gargos25]

I didn't know he died. What a loss! This dude has changed my life.

[@drafura]

@@gargos25 Yeah and you do pubg videos. Not sure he's proud of this life change.

[@gargos25]

@@drafura He is not the only one who has changed my life. I have been assaulted in 2011, after which I wasn't able to communicate with people so I became extremely isolated. I had to have 5 surgeries, which didn't help that much either. I am still extremely limited but I just bought a car, last weekend. I am planning to drive to the sea, maybe Blackpool or Liverpool.

[@The_Tiffster]

@@drafura: way to go, jackass. Maybe you should keep your thoughts to yourself...

[@ArielMeilij]

As a data science student, this is an incredible and visionary talk before data science took off!

[@monixe]

Gapminder

[@realNBrRII]

Legends say, before buzzwords came, people called this "statistics" and some old people sugguest it might have been worked quite well - which of course can't be true, right?

[@bharathkinnera]

Information visualisation

[@effexon]

I'm amazed that these videos are antique by todays standard... yet still his vision of presentation hasnt been fulfilled

[@sakshirupaye6768]

It's 2019 and data science is on fire right now, his stats are like 2050 and this ted talk video was released in 2007!

[@vivekupadhyay7085]

I have seen this video multiple times over last 12-13 years. Each time there is something new to take back. I am sure this 'talk' has had a profound impact on a generation of people dealing with data and thereby decisions taken to make world a better place. You changed the world. Thanks Prof Rosling. RIP.

[@LAGAP]

RIP to this amazing man

[@SyntaxTwo]

Truly inspiring and brilliant man, this. He was taken from us far too soon. RIP Hans Rosling!

[@Pancakiii]

It's 2016 and his graphs are still some of the most interesting and well thought-out ones I have ever seen. Would really love an update about how the countries in this world stand today, since I feel quite ignorant right now.

[@TheHeavyModd]

Michi Hirti Just search bro. Use Google Scholar, national stats, UN, WTI etc. It's out there.

I love the worldbank databank, its super intuitive to use and very powerful :)

[@explorelondon3695]

@ You took the words out of my mouth..

[@muhamadrashad2269]

You mean 2022

[@thuyan11]

@@muhamadrashad2269 exactly mean 11/2022 :)

[@funny-video-YouTube-channel]

R.I.P. Sir. May the next world be kind to you !

[@isocheeso]

Rest in peace! You did so much for the world.

[@Hildisen]

RIP Hans Rosling

[@dennisdegouveia5439]

BennyDACHO what is wrong with you?? Disgusting.

[@yes2542]

+Dennis De Gouveia he died? Whats wrong with saying RIP?

[@rajithaanand9879]

@@dennisdegouveia5439 He is died after suffering one year with pancreatic cancer.

[@JonesDTaylor]

Just read the book. Life changing.

[@caveymoley]

"Statistics are like bikinis... What they reveal can be quite interesting, but what is MOST interesting is what they conceal."

[@santiagos4290]

I guess you measure reality with a manifesto?

[@reynaldsusain]

🤦‍♂️

[@NatalieSpa888]

Health first, wealth second.. Very true, and important. Something I've given much thought to and it's great to see it confirmed in stats.

[@Lucas-Weidner]

His charts are amazing, so simple yet so informative! Love it when they move through the years.

[@STID89]

The best of the best individual in the TED show just pass away ...I was just about to see his latest work after a long time since 2016....RIP my professor statistician the best only.........farewell and goodwill

[@MrPokerblot]

Its sad that we lost this man today

[@niveshproag8660]

Woah really? I was hoping for more of these to come out...

[@aquysner]

This reminds me of how easy it is to fall into the statistics trap, where numbers are thrown around out of context. The true breakdown of the data is very interesting and presented in a thought-provoking way in this lecture.

[@saito403]

Thank you for the great book “fact fullness.” Rest In Peace.

[@lrgreenidge5765]

This was refreshing - had to compare to a short 3 min video which I tuned out 10 sec. in but got wrapped up in this very charming man's engaging lesson on statistics!

[@MyLatestEscape]

My favorite ted-talker ever. Rosling is awesome.

[@zzL2536]

17 YEARS AGO? WHAT, AM I CRAZY?

[@WeeWyllie]

After all these years, for me the charming TED talks of this man take the cake. There is simply none better.

[@drseuss5407]

1/3 off the world population starving may reach 2/3. Dump ocean water into dry rivers with ocean fish, have an ocean river, desal at farms, steam distiller a the kitchen sink, disinfected and salt free Collect America's lawn mower clippings for more cattle, new jobs. Instead we export corn and beef and have a storage and import meat from other countries Don't eat people, if it's time for cabalism as some are saying it's time for mass suicides, and don't eat them, no, you may not be a zombie. Stop eating people, plant cows eat chicken They tried to make viruses to eliminate half the world, they are unsuccessful, 65 percent of the world would say thanks for a synthetic opioid euthanasia drink by the 10,000 gallon vat, I could have done agenda 21 better 8 years ago If you won't be compassionate to the majority, nor will the the ruling minority to all. To them it is a matter of choice: Theirs Soon your cities will be without water, unless you hire people for US currency which costs the same to print as unemployment without a future and pump desalinated water from the ocean into river systems we're not being drawn to the sun, There's two black holes on the surface, whatever was gravitationally drawn to the core went there, and the overall gravity of the sun increased but it got hotter but we're moving away and angry solar flares and CMEs are coming after us for leaving. Heat pushes clouds causing flooding on other parts of this planet while coronal mass ejection and solar flares from magnetic connections from the sun to the earth are increasing. One day maybe it will arc weld this iron ball if we don't cross elliptical orbit line with the moon. Tell NASA about the moon and a year and a half later they make Moonfall. They should make a euthanasia for everyone who wants to go, or be stuck to endure the future even if you don't want to be here at all??? With the moon it'd be a tsunami one way and a volcano the other, the future of our relationship with the sun is a different issue However, 65 percent of the planet would take a synthetic opioid drink by the 10,000 gallon vat and say thanks, 1/3 off the world is starving to death, 5 percent need bones they can't or don't want to get replaced, 5 percent need organs they can't or don't want to get replaced, 5 percent are terminally ill 5 percent chronic pain, 5-10 percent never wanted to be here anyway, and everyone else will have a peaceful way to go when they want. There's no good way to go, some are 18 and 0 and going through death and not actually dying is not fun, some attempts are violent to go through. Instead of making a euthanasia available to everyone who wants to go they kill .08 percent of the world population in two years. Everyone was the target. I would have helped the 65 percent go 8 yrs ago. They're needs to be a peaceful easy way for everyone when they want to go. Guy saves 1M in state aid, paid 600k in social security, doesn't have to die every day, just gets to leave before suffering. The guy with the kids gets 800 k from Uncle Sam in life insurance he never signed up for and Uncle Sam keeps the other 800k. Free euthanasia. Cut inflation by more than half, more than doubled available resources. Have a job by a company which pays all the taxes and picks up grass clippings M-S to take it to fields now with cows on it, 4x your US cattle with lawn mower clippings from every years, save 2500 on property taxes and make sure your clippings are out in your neighborhood on Tuesdays Pump desalinated water from ocean wave current into river systems ASAP. It costs the same to print unemployment and section 8 as it fits a job with a paycheck that won't even take your house away Here's your check if you love your neighbors and don't want to leave your free housing, and here's your bigger check if you want to rent on the private market More confusing paint all the taxes making useful cool jobs, your paper actually goes somewhere and a quarter turns back into a dollar Dig out 10 ' of river bed and cast and set two 10' pipelines to being Atlantic ocean water to every house, use steam distiller for salt free disinfected water at the kitchen sink, dump waste water into sealed pipelines. It took a turn 2 years to dig out 10' of riverbed, everyone could be back to work working in every town and we'd be at with new infrastructure. Don't put salt in your water, have more salt for more roads in the winter. Send salt water straight to homes, they'll use a distiller for their few gallons of driving and cooking water and they're off toilet to tap loop. Use electrolysis for energy from salt water. At the very least, feed rivers with desal water immediately to quickly overcome drought shortages, no problem Make a grass and corn crop that grows in ocean water hybrid with say, oceanic grass root structures, best genetic corn crop growing in salt water in Texas and Arizona while you solar desalinate more oxygen and hydrogen into the air in a 24/7/365 grow season with ocean water and no weeds growing in salt water crops or lawns, fill your swimming pool with ocean water and water your lawn with salt water, don't put salt in your what salt water put it in the roads, use a small steam distiller made of glass and stainless to get disinfected and salt water free water for cooking and drinking, maybe an ocean let for your pool, were have to deal with ocean water rise, how about a Dolphin? Make more indoor fish farms, clean fish into a flash freezer, people eat fish, kid makes 90 k a year running fishing equipment not $9 an hour people eat well People could be cremated visible to the public and the smoke can be required in a gallon of water and the ashes and cement combined and people can be made into a concrete cast or flower pot. Otherwise, if they get cremated, without a filter, or dissolved in alkyld they go down a drain? And they had that place giving fake ashes and selling bodies Maybe you could make a wireless Tesla bridge (like when you touch a Tesla ball and the current comes towards you, though you are in the millivolts) to draw CMEs from to sub to say, Mars, maybe you'll stop the earth from frying A synthetic like fentanyl would be a good way for everyone to go who wants to go, instead they ban that and their next viruses will be upon them

[@richard_wenner]

A life affirming experience at every viewing. We will keep spreading this word. RIP Hans.

[@juliasaintlouis7652]

I must say that this man's voice the way he speaks, his passion on statistics really pulled me into this video

[@fatimasheikhissa9046]

a great man and amazing communicator

[@JayantSJ]

I was here from a course from coursera to effectively judge this video's communication skill representation....but fall prey to the wonderful content and watched entire 20 min without getting bored...this is called more I,I,I type of conversation based on fact and brief.

[@chloemegann223]

I would love to see an updated version of this talk- see how much it has changed since then hopefully things continues to progress as they had

[@b.ambrozio]

I would love to see an updated version now that almost 20 years from the latest data presented has passed.

[@henrique6807]

I've never seem data being presented in a such a fun way. It kind of reminded me of the narrator in Monty Python's "Philosphy Football"

[@andreiandrei9059]

I would like to see the matter actualised to 2015.

[@lolasogm]

+Andrei Andrei there's a new version of this talk but its 2009 though. Still better than 2006

[@andreiandrei9059]

Thank you....can you write me the link to it, please?

[@andreiandrei9059]

+chrthiel Thank you.

[@ashishsrivastava2629]

+Andrei Andrei Do it yourself :D And then maybe you can share with all of us ;)

[@WakeAndBakeBeats]

I had to go back and just say that I really appreciate that someone was actually helpful and polite on a KZbin comment. I have a hard time even reading the comments in videos anymore since it's just turned into a nightmarish orgy of negative human potential, but this inspired some hope!

[@wolvie90]

I was introduced to this man by a university professor and I have to say, he's what we Swedes call "störtskön". Closest translation I can think of is "cool cat", like he's cool in a way that transcends age and class differences and you're just compelled to listen to his message.

[@kenschoellhammer4676]

A constant source of inspiration. I've used many of these techniques to make stats & figures more palatable, understandable and compelling for my audiences. Thanks Mr Rosling.

[@netalvesj]

Rest in piece. This video changed forever the way I do presentations of stats. This should be in every bible of stats.

[@okiwahboris1597]

What software did he use ?

[@travel.tales.official]

@@okiwahboris1597 yeah. I want to know as well . Did you get the answer?

[@kierudesu]

How I wish you were one of my professors back in college. Amazing illustrations!

[@josefinejonsson966]

Läser hälsoekonomi på Högskolan i Dalarna. Denna gästföreläsning var det bästa på länge, så intressant, jämförande och relevant föreläsning! och så rolig! Tack Hans!!

[@janneboman8573]

Whenever I feel anxiety, depressed and sad about the world, I watch his videos to get a glimmer of hope.

[@thomast7794]

Can please someone create a 2021 version? This was great!

[@thomast7794]

Update: Google gapminder. It's a website focusing on questions similar to the one he asked about child mortality.

[@x6King6x]

Bruh I thought this was gonna be an Agario game.

[@react-ed8062]

me too

[@Toavatar]

+x6King6x ada16.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/60s-spiderman-that-post-gave-me-cancer.jpg

[@GregGiavasisTV]

+x6King6x Lol me too, thats why I clicked on it

[@edmundcheng9430]

+x6King6x eeeeeee, OK. I'm speechless, genius!!!

[@HobodudeMCGaming]

Same

[@CibronNethis]

Mr. Rosling gave us The Best TED talks ever. Absolute benchmark of engagement of TED Talks.

[@sanjoy1st]

What a presentation! Kudos to Dr. Hans Rosling. You have changed my view towards Statistics. I will try my best to refrain from doing boring presentations now and onward.

[@Vloke6]

I NEED that program for this guys data! It's incredible!

[@musclebrainsmartypants6275]

Took me ~1 minute. Pay it forward.

[@jeffsowers3854]

Musclebra

[@dmd7d4]

Woot

[@nathansaunders3675]

Did you find out what it's called?

[@explorelondon3695]

I wonder how his presentations would be like in 2022, he would have figures literally walking out of the wall. Rest in Peace professor 🙏🙏❤️

[@gummy6114]

I come back to this video every so often to remind myself how great the world is and what an exciting time it is to be alive.

[@HiimMoj]

Hans Rosling, for sure you will never be forgotten ❤

[@vangkhach1308]

This video is truely inspiring. I have to admit that it has enlinghtened me in some aspects and I wish I watched this earlier.

[@kieranarmstrong8200]

What a legend wish he was around to do one in the modern day with covid going on

[@jerefe03]

the instant replay killed me 😂

[@dennisdegouveia5439]

RIP, Hans. I didn't know much about you before 2 years ago, but you were and are truly my idol. I hope one day to work for/with gapminder.

[@RealBenAnderson]

If the data collection is publicly funded then of course it should be accessible.

[@absolian]

+Ben “Paracidic” Anderson by that logic, all the date the police and intelligence orgs collect is accessible for the public. because those orgs are publicly funded as well.. but i agree its should be accessible but only for scientists.

[@vincentlabrecque2275]

+Ben “Paracidic” Anderson Many data are freely accessible. UN, governmental stats, and many other organizations share their for free. Is it easy to find, search, and visualize? Not yet. Maybe some folks are working on it

[@1029blue]

+Vincent Labrecque Yes, there are websites like NationMaster that offer lists and maps of statistics.

[@Ziran007]

+Absolian Yes, It should. Anonimity should be preserved of course. But why not make available how many arrests, what kind, etc were done?

[@jessyvg1702]

+Zirarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrn007 cb v drrrrrrrrrrrr=ter=ter=rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr=r r rr . rrrrr ddddrrddd Dr drddddddddddd ==

[@drowranger6591]

Hans is the only reason I watch ted talks and he is the only interesting person in the entire Ted Talks. Rip good man!

[@marionbize]

What an AMAZING presentation...discovered 2 years ago and still going back to it. Hans, you rock global health's world!!!

[@96bisyru]

Its already 15years and i would stay this video still very relevant

[@adityaaware9844]

To think of this 17 years agoo..... Waao.... Kudos!

[@ragimon]

what a magnificent presentation, what a gracious concept of knowledge sharing! hats off to this incredible human !

[@BunBunMuzic]

This is some rly good stuff. He is right about everything what happend. The last one was very clever "this is why even then 100 oc will be available". THIS was reality captured into data - fact. Some people just don't want believe it - but they can't think how we improved...

[@BunBunMuzic]

slQueenBluestar wtf you talkin about?

The mobile revolution in China is the $100 dollar computer effect :)

[@postatiheroj]

This video is a part of compulsory material of the Norwegian Social Studies Course, a mandatory course for all non-EU expats. Absolutely fantastic! As a Research Data Alliance Ambassador, the topic presented in the video is so close to my hear.

[@n_-_-]

The instant replays =)) Hahaha This was very enjoyable!!!

[@genie9896]

If only all university professors and lecturers give such interesting talks!

[@DukeRevolution]

Rest in peace, Dr Rosling. :(

[@consuelobeck-sague7987]

I just heard Dr. Rosling passed. Thank you so much for bringing us out of the dark ages, Dr. Rosling. We love you, rest in peace. You changed things so much.

[@elenameshcheryakova5143]

The speech is so very much natural. The tempo and the tone sound friendly. Even artistic! In making a speech he resembles an actor but unfortunatelly I cannot recolled whom.

[@sagatangden]

His accent is sooo typically Swedish :')

[@caesarkang455]

Am I the only one who immediately thought of Agar.io after seeing the thumbnail?

[@chaze_1017]

XD I know right! That's the only reason I clicked this XD

[@HobodudeMCGaming]

Yes

[@pmessinger]

Do you know?

[@whatshendrix]

Wait, this isn't about Agar.io?

[@izabellasonier7444]

God, when agar.io was still a thing

[@PocketGlobalHealth]

One of my favorite videos about global health and international development data!

[@saditashraf9219]

Thank You so much Hans Rosling. Sir, you are great and I will always remember you.

[@pyrrho314]

hans is a genius and also.... lovable.

[@yoshtg]

i feel like people who claim statistics are bad are those who dont know how to work with statistics. i personally think that statistics are extremely useful and important! ofc statistics can be misleading if u dont work with them correctly but when u work with them correctly they are extremely useful!

[@booates]

of course they're useful, like how incredibly easy it is to mislead people using them

[@magwebe]

I was listening to Hans yesterday in Seattle and had a good discussion with him and Steve Balmer - these are two extremely bright, still very humble, guys and I wish we had more of these kind of persons in the world. If you have a chance to speak or listening to Hans Rosling - pls do it and you will learn a lot.

[@cheesewedges9100]

So beautiful! Can't imagine this are made 16 yrs ago

[@tate.andrew]

Rest in peace.🙌🏽

[@mohammadmohtasham5216]

an amazin presentation quite entertaining and powerful

[@nqobaninkomo3740]

Just amazing. Timeless. A legend indeed.

[@hashirmoghal]

This man was excellent. Got here from "Communication in a Virtual Age" a subject on coursera.

[@ZVPieGuy]

I live it. Health is more important than wealth. #FeelTheBern

[@adamrezabek9469]

Statistic show that you can not have only one of those.

[@coconuthead1361]

Hot dang, you can really tell this is 2006. I mean look at that hardware!

[@jaydock1]

really amazing how much has changed since then!

[@IJ72]

+Julie Ogden yeah and still we have war hunger and stuff. Yeas so much better. Q:For whom? A: For rich ppl

[@jakem5039]

Especially the aspect ratio.

[@aesaphyr]

Actually that is not strictly speaking true. As you can see on the data here, things are already very good for rich people - proportionally, it hasn't really changed. However, 2014-2016 data shows that things are continually improving around the world for poorer countries. You can look up the Millenium Development Goals and the changes made over the past 15 years on these. Poverty has continued to go down, education is improving, healthcare is improving, mortality rates are improving... despite war and natural calamities. It could probably have improved a lot more if more people cared about making a global difference (instead of raving about closing borders and building walls), but the fact remains that actually, people working towards global development are making a steady change for the better.

[@IJ72]

True BULLSHIT

[@thniah2011]

Wow! All thorughout the 20.35 I have been attentive with his talk and sharing of data. Very captivating though there were some catching up on certain slides. Amazing data he shared! Unfortunately he is not here today! Kudos! to his work and creating the awareness of how important these statistics are and the data with public's money and researches. He is second to none that I have heard or seen anyone who can present like him! Thank you..awesome video.

[@ElveeKaye]

We are living in an age when there is so much data available that we don't know how to analyze it or make practical use of it. The result is that most people don't even bother, as it is hard to wrap one's mind around such huge amounts of information. Hans makes it all interesting with graphics that are easy to comprehend, and he makes you excited to learn about what is normally considered a boring subject.

[@Friedsan]

Im reading Factfullness right now. Great book!!!!

[@Savio119]

Haha..what a delivery.

[@yingchaomiao6787]

It's really interesting to see the video 12 years ago. Though the speaker was died 2 years ago(RIP), his presentation, the inside thought and his analysis are still inspire us.

[@dotsdotsdots1]

Thank you for your work Mr.Rosling, Rest in peace.

[@GregBreak]

wich software did he use?

[@ronkirk5099]

RIP Hans. Your legacy will live on well past your limited time on Earth. I just read his book 'Factfulness' written along with his collaborators Ola and Anna so I had to watch some of his Ted talks also. What an inspiring person. If the 20 richest countries would commit

[@ahmadshauqijohara6665]

I just finished reading Han's book, "Factfulness" and towards the end of the book I just knew he wrote this book at the end of his live (together with his son and daughter-in-law). Looking at this video, you can see how passionate he is to ensure the world understands its data and makes good inferences out of them. And this was way back in 2007, he brilliantly came out with such an intuitive data visualization.

[@paulispie]

this is the first time seeing a video uploaded 17 years ago 😭

[@dracopticon7788]

This wonderful person have now passed away. Thank you for your many insights, Mr. Hans Rosling.

[@hemant05]

I watched this video of this amazing guy the day he died.( just come to know from comments below). RIP

[@joyzhang9649]

Amazing TED! One of best I have ever watched!

[@sophiechen8760]

I watched this videos a few years ago and now I just did a data analytical project with the gapminder data with similar animations in the video, also my lecturer recommended this video to us! It is amazing that we are impacted unconsciously by something we experienced before!

[@travel.tales.official]

Hey, What's the software used for the animations and charts? I would love to use it for my presentations as well.

[@spingbay7039]

RIP legend!

[@mrsgeorgia7735]

Is there a current update for 2016 for this information?

[@shubhampreetsingh8630]

He has died 😢

[@FDonovan1979]

What a brilliant man..thank you for being a shining light of reason and sanity. This is why education and academia is so important.

[@normamariaaflantyer]

I watched for my C1 course and love it. So sad he leaved this world. Rest in Peace.

[@Ermude10]

13:00 "It seems you can move much faster if you are healthy first than if you are wealthy first". I wish americans would consider that during election times. #FeelTheBern

[@sachan9081]

Tru dat

[@TickleMeElmo55]

Ted talks always attracts naive fuckers, eh? #ExtinguishTheBern

[@sachan9081]

TickleMeElmo55 Well you sure did just prove that.

[@sachan9081]

+TickleMeElmo55 You got a little carried away there, losing what my point was to begin with and all that. You can have all the superiority complexes you want, but writing #ExtinguishTheBern or insulting me using hashtags, only makes you FEEL like you're superior to other people. Call me naive, well fine. I believe writing #ExtinguishTheBern is even more naive then writing #FeelTheBern. So what if this naive person thinks he just met someone even more naive? I'll tell you what. Nothing. Just a useless internet discussion between people living thousands of miles apart from each other, that will end into nothingness. Just vote for whoever you want.

[@Ermude10]

TickleMeElmo55 Thanks for the insult! Care to be a little constructive next?

[@Nephilim2001]

How about you people who keep asking what program was used to display these stats read the description for a change?

[@hossainmuntasir9533]

One of the best presentations I have ever watched. Hats off Hans Rosling

[@rainfeedermusic]

Hans Rosling did something extraordinary for mankind! RIP Legend.