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Hans Rosling's 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes - The Joy of Stats - BBC
BBC · Nov 26, 2010 · 4m 48s
What this video covers
Hans Rosling uses augmented-reality animation to show 200 countries over 200 years in four minutes, built from 120,000 data points. It tracks life expectancy and income to show the world's development.
Why it surfaced in Hacker News
HN commenters send it as a short antidote to cynicism, showing long-term global progress and the shrinking gap between rich and poor countries.
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Recommendation context
Short excerpts from positive mentions. Open the source to read the full Hacker News discussion.
“anytime I feel similar to the OP, I watch something by Hans Rosling [1]”
“I always liked watching this when I was feeling especially cynical about the overall trajectory of the world”
“Spend five minutes and watch this. Amazing presentation my Hans Rausling”