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Using his Trendalyzer software, Hans Rosling shows how developing countries are pulling themselves out of poverty. He also demos Dollar Street, a program that lets you peer in the windows of world families living at different incomes.
About Hans Rosling
As a doctor and researcher, Hans Rosling identified a new paralytic disease induced by hunger in rural Africa. Now the global health professor is looking at the bigger picture, increasing our... Read full bio »
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