Debunking world myths with great stats

Hans Rosling presents some amazing statistics that show the gap between the third world and others is not as great as we think.

Interesting and funny.

2006 talk on TED:

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/hans_rosling_shows_the_best_stats_you_ve_ever_seen.html

2007 talk on TED:

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/hans_rosling_reveals_new_insights_on_poverty.html

The public website where you can experiment with the application:

http://www.gapminder.org/

Great quote: "grandma verified statistics"