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Hans Rosling: New insights on poverty and life around the world

http://www.ted.com Researcher Hans Rosling uses his cool data tools to show how countries are pulling themselves out of poverty. He demos Dollar Street, comparing households of varying income leve...  
 
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Mastabiff (2 days ago) Show Hide
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What exactly is the point he is trying to make? Is it anything other than knocking down a straw man about the world never getting better?
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that's true, because of the laissez faire policy before the progressive era, an average man in the State could only live up to 44 years. And now the conservatives are still dumber than ever, asking for that time of laissez faire back.
hselika (3 weeks ago) Show Hide
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God! I love the Scandinavians!
tokyocityrat (1 month ago) Show Hide
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Amazing presentation!!!
Gytaz (1 month ago) Show Hide
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Hans Rosling is absolutely great! One of the best TED speakers.
rowanrockhopper2 (1 month ago) Show Hide
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What a hero!
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The most fascinating about all of this is that his affirmations, conclusions and hopes about the future of poverty around the world are based on data, not on some abstract speculative historical theory.
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Svårt att höra det var ^_^
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hahaha! Yay!

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