lecture · general · evergreen
DON'T PANIC — Hans Rosling showing the facts about population
Gapminder Foundation · Dec 15, 2014 · 58m 51s
What this video covers
Hans Rosling uses data and animated statistics to show how world population is changing, why birth rates fall as child survival and wealth rise, and why population is expected to peak around 11 billion. It also tackles common misconceptions about Africa and family planning.
Why it surfaced in Hacker News
HN repeatedly recommends it to counter overpopulation alarm with data on falling birth rates.
13recommendation score
- 8
- distinct recommenders
- 11
- recommendation months
- 4
- strong recommendations
Recommendation context
Short excerpts from positive mentions. Open the source to read the full Hacker News discussion.
“I really recommend his videos if you haven't seen them.”
“I can highly recommend this lecture by the late Hans Rosling”
“I really recommend”