Hans Rosling (born 1948 in Uppsala, Sweden) is since 1997 professor of International Health at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. From 1967 to 1974 he studied statistics and medicine at Uppsala University, and in 1972 he did public health at St John's Medical College in Bangalore. He became a licenced physician in 1976 and from 1979 to 1981 he served as District Medical Officer in Nacala in northern Mozambique. Wikipedia
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With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, Hans Rosling debunks a few myths about the "developing" world. Rosling is professor of interna.... Jul 5, 2006. video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4237353244338529080
Gapminder - taking information thats dry as dust and making it visible through animation. Making sense of the world by having fun with statistics! www.gapminder.org/
This mail came from a former Missonary in Kagera: Sent: den 28 oktober 2006 17:58 To: Hans.Rosling@ki.se Subject: Illegal deportations in Tanzania Dear Hans, Thanks a lot for bringing up this humanitarian catastrophy to light. www.roslingsblogger.blogspot.com/
I find Rosling's presentation amusing & entertaining, but I surely don't find any 'myth-debunking' whatsoever. www.ted.com/tedtalks/tedtalksplayer.cfm?key=hans_rosling