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Monday, March 9, 2015
Hans Rosling clarifies world demographics
mariyam | 7:41 AM | geography | TYWKIWDBI | Video - science and nature | world geopoliticsI have featured Hans Rosling on a number of previous posts at TYWKIWDBI because I truly admire his style of presentation. The best hours of my academic life were spent behind or beside the podium in front of an classroom full of students, so I'm supersensitive to the nuances of lecturing. This guy has all the skills. He is recognized as a wizard at portraying otherwise-dry statistics in comprehensible visual forms (see his superb TED talk on the developing world). In addition his stage presence is captivating, and his use of English (as a second language) is excellent.
I'm not blogging today, but I wanted to put this up for you. I know everyone's life these days is one continuous TL;DR, but take my word for it, if you are interested in the world beyond your doorstep, this video is worth 15 minutes of your time. Or at least the first five, and then see if you can stop.
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