Hans Rosling debunks myths about “developing world”

From a TED Talk in June 2006. What I love is the way he uses humor to make many of his points. Other good things in the video:

• Challenges preconceive notions people have about the subject.
• Talks to the data and interacts with it.
• He places the data in historical context by explaining what happened in each country.
• The data visualization is the presentation, not just a background slide for his talk.
• Performs research on his target audience (i.e. students) to understand what they need to know.
• The presentation is shot from more than one camera, showing him and the screen from different angles.

Watching him I see how controlling the display from his laptop is an obstacle. What he needs a way to interact directly with the screen through touch and gesture.

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