Hans Rossling and the History of the Past Two Hundred Years in Four Minutes!
Gapminder
World is a useful database that allows you to research and graph trends in
international and national development in areas of economic, social, and
health.
Hans Rossling, is a Swedish statistician who created Gapminder to educate the world on development issues. Watch these short videos of his that show you how he uses his database of statistics with his unique visual displays to educate the public on important topics.
What was the greatest invention of the industrial revolution? Hans Rosling makes the case for the washing machine
The eradication of poverty is within human range.
200 years of history in 4.5 minutes. Let Hans Rosling guide you through the developments of the last two centuries.
Watch this
tutorial on how to use Gapminder. Then practice on your own how to use the Gapminder World database to make custom reports on world health issues.
In class you'll divide into teams and run a practice exercise in which we plot out the change in life expectancy and infant mortality in the UAE and compare it with at least one other country.
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