Myths About the Developing World (1of3) (Hans Rosling @ TED)

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This global health visionary has discovered a powerful new way to communicate complex data about the world. He co-founded Gapminder, whose remarkable interactive graphs help deliver profound insights about global trends and dispel myths about the "developing world". With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, he debunks a few of those myths in this presentation delivered at the 2006 Technology, Entertainment, Design (TED) Conference. (http://www.ted.com/)
Hans Rosling is a Professor, Doctor, and Co-founder of Gapminder Try Gapminder for yourself: http://www.gapminder.org/

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Simply remarkable. ( 1 year ago by kryflam)

Simply remarkable.

useful info. thanks ... ( 1 year ago by ekiporocket)

useful info. thanks or sharing.

fantastic info, ... ( 1 year ago by pathare)

fantastic info, thank you.

too good.. ( 1 year ago by maximusshashank)

too good..

Truth will set ... ( 1 year ago by charlesdarwinxxx)

Truth will set Africa Free. Natuarl, native African IQ = 70 (seventy).
Well-known fact in academic writings.
Do search in google for African IQ of 70 (seventy). Read "IQ and Wealth of Nations" book It's the Truth. All the the aid (money) in the world will Not help Africa. Only by raising IQ above 70 will africa develop. The poorest place on Earth is Africa. IQ =70. Root cause of poverty. Truth, t
he whole Truth. Truth will set Africa free. African IQ = 70

In semi-arid South ... ( 1 year ago by AdrianaStuijt)

In semi-arid South Africa 'white' farmers represent only 0.01% of the entire population yet produce all of the country's food on less than 6% of the country's surface area. This 40,000 strong group of hardy professionals managed to also feed most of southern Africa until just three years ago but are now being chased off by their government. that's why there's more and more famine in the rest of southern Africa.

Your comments R not ... ( 7 months ago by dmentor2123)

Your comments R not factual, nor substantiated. Surely U also need to cite that for many years, colonial, apartheid and even post-apartheid years, many farmers also abused their 'black', 'coloured' and Indian workers in innumerable inhumane ways.

The figures were ... ( 6 months ago by macnos)

The figures were obtained by taking unweighted averages of different IQ tests. The number of studies is very limited; the IQ figure is based on one study in 34 nations, two studies in 30 nations. There were actual tests for IQ in 81 nations. In 104 of the world's nations there were no IQ studies at all and IQ was estimated based on IQ in surrounding nations.[23] The number of participants in each study was usually limited, often numbering under a few hundred.

What a retard you ... ( 6 months ago by 0sammaB)

What a retard you are! Spam

I agree. -(a Swede) ( 5 months ago by MauriceFlower)

I agree. -(a Swede)

Wow! Very ... ( 5 months ago by MauriceFlower)

Wow! Very interesting and very well presented! And so advanced! And with a touch of irony and humor. And what a spped!! Ha, ha! -(a Swede)

Without proper ... ( 4 months ago by VT16)

Without proper education in farming, the people taking over the former "white" farmland, won't be able to produce as much or as effectively. That's not unsubstantiated.

*completely new ... ( 3 months ago by FarFromEquilibrium)

*completely new world* is overstated but Africa is still at bottom no matter how you cut it.

There's always ... ( 2 months ago by wikichris)

There's always going to be someone at the bottom.

Now that is a cool ... ( 2 months ago by Loaf859)

Now that is a cool presentation.. lol

You ignore the ... ( 1 month ago by HiddenSincerity)

You ignore the subjectivity of IQ tests. I've taken several and each said beforehand they are not the only measure of intelligence. Further, familiarity with the format and style of questions on an IQ test (through, for example, western-style schooling), increases results. Many Africans may be unfamilar with the type of question and format of the test, which would negatively affect results. We simply don't know enough about how these IQ tests were done to know if what you say is really Truth.

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