Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Stats they are very boring!Think again after seeing this?

The man who changed very boring statistics to moving bubbles and flowing curves that make global trends clear, intuitive and even playful.

As a doctor and researcher, Hans Rosling identified a new paralytic disease induced by hunger in rural Africa. Now he looks at the bigger picture of social and economic development with his remarkable trend-revealing software.

He Blogs and tweets and also swallows swords ,@60 he does this feat just to prove one point

What seemingly impossible is possible

he is also founder and director of Gapminder,and he  is one of the world’s “100 most important global thinkers” of 2009, according to Foreign Policy Magazine.

Here is what Foreign Policy writes about Hans Rosling:

Rosling, a doctor and global-health professor, has become famous for his energetic lectures, in which he narrates mind-blowing statistics on development and public health — as they literally move across a screen. Imagine x-y axes filled with data points, each representing a country. As time passes, the dots move, realigning to show changes in child mortality, percentage of paved roads, unemployment rates, or pretty much any other metric you can imagine. Rosling’s quest to use numbers to shatter stereotypes of rich and poor countries has brought him global prominence.

Personal experience watch these videos after this you will never be the same .In life you cannot miss lectures like these .100 % worth watching.after seeing these videos you will understand what stats are doing in Zen+inspiration blog.

Hans Rosling shows the best stats you've ever seen

Hans Rosling's new insights on poverty

Hans Rosling on HIV: New facts and stunning data visuals

Hans Rosling: Let my dataset change your mindset

Hans Rosling: Asia's rise -- how and when

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