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The Healthy, Wealthy Corner — What 200 Years of Scientific Progress Can Do

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This video shows Hans Rosling, a statistician who is doing a great job of popularizing his craft, vividly illustrating what 200 years of scientific progress — medicine, materials, agriculture, and many other fields — can accomplish.

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(Hat tip to JL for the link.)

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About Kent Anderson

I am the CEO/Publisher of the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, Inc. Prior to this, I was an executive at the New England Journal of Medicine. I also was Director of Medical Journals at the American Academy of Pediatrics.

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4 Responses to “The Healthy, Wealthy Corner — What 200 Years of Scientific Progress Can Do”

  1. Hans Rosling has been successfully explaining statistics to the masses for years now. He is a regular at the TED conference, for more videos see http://www.ted.com/search?q=Hans

    Posted by Philip Roberts | Jan 21, 2011, 10:56 am

  2. cool.

    Posted by Meg White | Jan 21, 2011, 12:52 pm

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