It's not often I bother to follow recommendations on the web to watch videos, since they are often poor quality and low level interest for me. So it was only because I was waiting for a phone call that I tried this one. And I can definitely recommend it to you because:
1. It's a high quality production.
2. It's an interesting subject made accessible and amusing by the lecturer.
3. It doesn't contain any power point presentation (though he does have some pretty nifty presentation software).
4. Don't blink and you will see Slovenia. (Thanks to glory of carniola for the link)
It's a lecture by Hans Rosling, a Swedish Professor (with one of those sexy Swedish accents) on global health statistics, how they have changed over the last 50 years, and how our preconceptions are all wrong. Don't think you are interested in tables? There are no tables, only really slick, interesting and relevant graphics. You can learn a lot but it's fun as well.
Hans Rosling is professor of international health at Sweden's world-renowned Karolinska Institute, and founder of Gapminder, a non-profit that brings vital global data to life.
It's not short, so grab yourself some coffee and get comfy, and watch one of the best examples of how the internet brings information to billions. link. I struggled to get a graphic for the link, but it defeated me.
It's one of the TED podcasts.
