Hans Rosling: Debunking third-world myths with the best stats you've ever seen
Why Hacker News recommends it
Cited as the classic data-driven argument that the first-world versus third-world split is outdated and the world is improving.
What it is
In this TED talk, Hans Rosling uses animated statistics to debunk myths about the developing world, showing how health and income have improved across countries.
Recommended by 4 HN commenters across 4 different months, 2011 to 2017.
What Hacker News said
Recommends iuguy · 2011-02 · on “How do programmers in the west see programmers in the east?”
The First/Third World East/West split isn't as concrete or relevant as it used to be, perhaps best explained by Hans Rosling: [this video] The first proper comment in TFA hits the nail on the head for India, and is relevant elsewhere. If you approach programmers in a non-Anglospheric country adopting the cultural and business manners and expectations of the Anglosphere then your project is doomed from the get go. This is doubly true for countries like India that technically are too big and diverse to form part of the Anglosphere but have a massive number of English speakers, often as a second language. I don't perceive programmers from any nation in any particular way, because there are good prog
Recommends JonnieCache · 2011-05 · on “Wikipedia Growth Animation”
These charts just don't feel right without Hans Rosling jumping up and down in front of them like a little kid. For the baffled: [this video]
Recommends noselasd · 2014-01 · on “2014 Gates Annual Letter: Myths that block progress for the poor”
And here's some data about what's happened to the world (not so much "why", but "what") [this video]
Recommends tastyfreeze · 2017-11 · on “Explore Wealth and Income Inequality in the World Wealth and Income Database”
There is a great TED talk by Hans Rosling showing the same improving global condition through different metrics. [this video]