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Hans Rosling Uses Data to Show Global Development Trends

TED · Talk · YouTube title: The best stats you've ever seen | Hans Rosling
Why it's here

HN invokes it as the classic evidence that the world has improved and that people misjudge it, and as an example of great data presentation.

What it covers

Hans Rosling uses the Gapminder animated-data tool to debunk myths about world development, with sportscaster-like energy. It shows trends in health, income and child survival across countries.