Hans Rosling: Asia's rise -- how and when

http://www.ted.com Hans Rosling was a young guest student in India when he first realized that Asia had all the capacities to reclaim its place as the world's dominant economic force. At TEDIndia, he graphs global economic growth since 1858 and predicts the exact date that India and China will outstrip the US.

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[anonwoohoo]

I have been watching this guy's videos all afternoon. I have to say I am pleased to see that all countries wealth, and health are going up. I think world economists, and politicians really need to adopt Hans' methods.

[RYANMOW]

27th July 2048

[datadial]

Wow - that was great - I thought he was going to crowd surf at the end!

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[OptimusGonzoo]

I was 14 minutes in, and about to dismiss Hans's prediction entirely on the basis that world shifts like this simply don't happen peacefully and predictably, but then I reached 14:15 and Hans mentions war. Realistically, it may not be a war like any type we've seen before in terms of scale or actions taken, there may just be regional violence unrelated to government backed armies (maybe terrorist, but of different demographics/backgrounds) but there will be violence.

[Se1ander]

27th of July 2048.

I will be 58, good to have something to look forward to......

And I am from Sweden..........

[vjlkrishna]

Really interesting.. Nice way of presentation

[2806flower]

What an amazing talk. I am really looking forward to 27th, July 2048

[crudhousefull]

@clarkcolt45 Karma really. Forced unfair trade practices through use of the military in the past and now paying for it by Asian giants beating the west at its own game. Lol. Obama's moving the navy to Asia? Is he a moron?

[crudhousefull]

Hans Rosling is tell the west the reality of how the world developed. We have known this...mostly because our history books weren't re-written lol

[crudhousefull]

Asia would have been on the top throughout if it hadn't been raped by the west for 300 years. Anyway forget vindiction...we are pacifists. Get the hell out of the Middle East though...because I assure you we will be trying you guys for the war crimes you continue to commit

[Putaspellonyou]

@shmudi1 but do not forget that has nation's develop, their popoulation levels off and in fact begins to decline, as is happening in northern europe and would be in the u.s. were it not for immigration. india's industrial development is just getting started, and lots of people means a large labor force. and who says the model for development is for everyone to be like the U.S. that WOULD BE wholly unsustainable. i think, or hope, the rest of the world has more reasonable expectations.