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Hans Rosling: Global population growth, box by box

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Hans Rosling uses physical boxes and data visualization to explain how global population growth can be checked by raising living standards.

ted.com The world's population will grow to 9 billion over the next 50 years -- and only by raising the living standards of the poorest can we check population growth. This is the paradoxical answer that Hans Rosling unveils at TED@Cannes using colorful new data display technology (you'll see). TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at ted.com/translate. Watch a highlight reel of the Top 10 TEDTalks at ted.com/index.php/talks/top10

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What people say. Recommended as a masterclass in data visualization and clear presentation of complex global statistics.

radicalbyteon Hacker News • Recommends

On “Hans Rosling has died”

Sad day. RIP. For some context: Hans is famous here for his fantastic series of TED talks which cover population growth, poverty and development. Totally changed (well, confirmed) my world view. Start here: link to this video

polycasteron Hacker News • Recommends

On “The world might run out of people (2019)”

While I didn’t read the article, telling from the title this talk by Hans Rosling could be a resourceful addition to the topic: link to this video

ZeroGravitason Hacker News • Mentions

On “Meet the Man with a Cheap and Easy Plan to Stop Global Warming”

Hans Rosling seems to think we'll top out at 10 billion. link to this video and the main mechanism is, counter-intuitively, reducing child mortality in the poorest areas.

sdoeringon Hacker News • Mentions

On “By 2030, 56 countries will have more people aged 65+ than children under 15”

Whenever I read things like this. I am reminded of Hans Rosling's "Global population growth, box by box"1. The only question is, how to transition to a "steady state economy"23 or "non growth economies", when population really reaches some kind of equilibrium. As growth is the only concept humans for the last tens of thousands of years knew, this transition, while absolutely necessary, will be hard and hurt lots of people I believe. 1: link to this video 2: link 3: link