Hans Roslings: The Statistics, The Man, The Sword

When I was doing research to find out more about how to write an engaging presentation, I ran across a few Hans Roslings presentations.
This is the presentation I meant to post (as opposed to the one last week).  They are both quite educational, nonetheless.

The ending is a bit of a surprise. Warning: May be difficult to for some viewers to watch.
Enjoy

Consulting and The Presentation

I met with my advisor the other day and most of what he said was “Write, write, write.” Write the paper and write the presentation at the same time. I never really considered writing a power point simultaniously, but common sense tells you, it’s a good idea. But you know, I feel like I’m lost in a wasteland of bad powerpoint templates. Where are the cool ones? How do I find the graphically sparce yet alluring template? While in search of the perfect template (and learning how to make my own), I ran across this video feauturing Professor Hans Roslings. A brilliant, entertaining, Swedish statistician. Check it out. (Frequent blog entries are a dead give-a-way that I’m procrastinating. I have to get back to write, write, writing!)

TED 2006 – Debunking myth about the “third world” with Professor Hans Roslings
Probably the most compelling presentation of statistical data you have ever seen. I doubt the audience remembered anyone who spoke before him, nor after him. What a tough act to follow! (About 20 minutes)