http://www.ted.com Talking at the US State Department this summer, Hans Rosling uses his fascinating data-bubble software to burst myths about the developing world. Look for new analysis on...
========== I'm going to talk about your mindset.Does your mindset correspond to my dataset?(Laughter)If not, one or the other needs upgrading, isn't it?When I talk to my students about global issues,and I listen to them in the coffee break,they always talk about "we" and "them."And when they come back into the lecture roomI ask them, "What do you mean with "we" and "them"?"Oh, it's very easy. It's the western world and it's the developing world," they say."We learned it in college."And what is the definition then? "The definition?Everyone knows," they say.But then you know, I press them like this.So one girl ...
