Think you have a good grasp of the key issues separating the “developed” and the “developing” world? From the TED’s website “You’ve never seen data presented like this. With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, statistics guru Hans Rosling debunks myths about the so-called ‘developing world.” Another couple of great talks from TED.
I wish I’d had Rosling as a Stat’s prof!

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June 10, 2009 at 10:12 am
joannek
Love Ted! Love, Love, Love It! I download them onto my iTouch and watch them while I’m standing in line, at the doctor’s office etc. etc.
Did you see this one? http://www.ted.com/talks/chris_abani_muses_on_humanity.html ?
June 10, 2009 at 10:50 am
Dawn
Yes, I love the Chris Abani talk. I think I’ll post it on my website now that you mention it. Any other TED talk suggestions?
June 10, 2009 at 10:51 am
joannek
OK…now I just finished watching the first one…hadn’t seen that one yet. His way of explaining statistics is amazing…never thought stats/math could give me chills. Thanks for sharing!
June 10, 2009 at 11:03 am
joannek
Hmmm…I’ve watched quite a few…not all are equal. This one is interesting to me because of his work on phantom pain:
http://www.ted.com/talks/vilayanur_ramachandran_on_your_mind.html
This one is famous…it’s the woman who wrote “Stroke of Insight” and it’s fascinating:
http://www.ted.com/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight.html
This one made me feel better about indesicion and buyers’ regret hahaha:
http://www.ted.com/talks/barry_schwartz_on_the_paradox_of_choice.html