Hans Rosling: The magic washing machine
Hans Rosling: De magische wasmachine
In Hans Rosling’s hands, data sings. Global trends in health and economics come to vivid life. And the big picture of global development—with some surprisingly good news—snaps into sharp focus. Full bio
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een wasmachine zag vullen,
voor mijn moeder.
hadden jaren gespaard
zoveel mensen
meer dan 80 dollar per dag
1, 2, 3, 4 miljard mensen zijn
hoeveel mensen hebben een wasmachine?
tot onder de luchtgrens.
1 miljard mensen
hebben toegang tot wasmachines.
in de wereld de was?
om de was te doen.
ver weg water gaan halen
naar een rivier ver weg.
van hun tijd doorbrengen
als die van mijn oma.
in Zweden --
op precies dezelfde manier.
zeggen die:
kan auto's en wasmachines hebben."
de echt moeilijke vraag:
met de hand?"
van de groene jongens
Wat is er zo bijzonder?
in de wereld analyseren.
op de wereld vandaan komt.
worden 12 units gebruikt.
gebruikt er zes van.
gebruikt de helft van de energie.
-- en ze hebben gelijk --
gewoon doortrekken,
het energieverbruik doen stijgen.
bij de armste mensen hier,
niet erg wijzigen.
is economische groei.
economieën hier --
als het Oude Westen nu.
elektrisch licht zullen krijgen,
met constante bevolkingsgroei.
zal stijgen tot 22 eenheden.
vooral opgebruikt door de rijksten.
van klimaatverandering is reëel.
energie efficiënter gebruiken.
gaan produceren,
per persoon verbruiken,
meer groene energie krijgen.
een echte uitdaging.
dat deze vrouw in de favela in Rio
de grootste democratieën ter wereld --
voor wasmachines stemmen.
van deze machine,
om me voor te lezen.
Ik kreeg het ABC.
om voor te lezen.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Hans Rosling - Global health expert; data visionaryIn Hans Rosling’s hands, data sings. Global trends in health and economics come to vivid life. And the big picture of global development—with some surprisingly good news—snaps into sharp focus.
Why you should listen
Even the most worldly and well-traveled among us have had their perspectives shifted by Hans Rosling. A professor of global health at Sweden's Karolinska Institute, his work focused on dispelling common myths about the so-called developing world, which (as he pointed out) is no longer worlds away from the West. In fact, most of the Third World is on the same trajectory toward health and prosperity, and many countries are moving twice as fast as the west did.
What set Rosling apart wasn't just his apt observations of broad social and economic trends, but the stunning way he presented them. Guaranteed: You've never seen data presented like this. A presentation that tracks global health and poverty trends should be, in a word: boring. But in Rosling's hands, data sings. Trends come to life. And the big picture — usually hazy at best — snaps into sharp focus.
Rosling's presentations were grounded in solid statistics (often drawn from United Nations and World Bank data), illustrated by the visualization software he developed. The animations transform development statistics into moving bubbles and flowing curves that make global trends clear, intuitive and even playful. During his legendary presentations, Rosling took this one step farther, narrating the animations with a sportscaster's flair.
Rosling developed the breakthrough software behind his visualizations through his nonprofit Gapminder, founded with his son and daughter-in-law. The free software — which can be loaded with any data — was purchased by Google in March 2007. (Rosling met the Google founders at TED.)
Rosling began his wide-ranging career as a physician, spending many years in rural Africa tracking a rare paralytic disease (which he named konzo) and discovering its cause: hunger and badly processed cassava. He co-founded Médecins sans Frontièrs (Doctors without Borders) Sweden, wrote a textbook on global health, and as a professor at the Karolinska Institut in Stockholm initiated key international research collaborations. He's also personally argued with many heads of state, including Fidel Castro.
Hans Rosling passed away in February 2017. He is greatly missed.
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