Very sad news that Hans Rosling died this morning in Uppsala

 

One of the world's most passionate and effective communicators and an utter joy to listen to. He changed the way I see statistics and opened new perspectives on understanding poverty and its interaction with education, sex, and nation.

 

The Joy of Stats is a masterpiece and the epitome of great tv - I would urge people to watch it when it is rebroadcast.

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Rosling

 

http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_reveals_new_insights_on_poverty

 

https://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_shows_the_best_stats_you_ve_ever_seen

 

 

 

Darnit. He was one of the few in the world who could make stats genuinely fun.

Oh no. He was such a brilliant communicator. And so often of the good news that doesn't get talked about. Sad.

And, of course, people like him are even more important in the post-truth, alternative-fact world we now seem to live in.

The Joy of Stats is a masterpiece and the epitome of great tv - I would urge people to watch it when it is rebroadcast.

 

 

I look forward to that.