Don't panic! Why the population bomb may not happen.
Hans Rosling sets out a statistician's case for why world population growth may not be the ticking time bomb we are led to believe.
If you want to see a great communicator at work, this is a masterclass in informative and engaging presenting, on a topic that affects us all.
So, get yourself a cup of coffee and settle in for one of the most enjoyable presentations you are ever likely to see.
Hans Rosling (1948-2017) was a Swedish physician, statistician and presenter who won many awards for his forward-thinking view of the world, including the 2017 United Nations Population Award and making the 2012 Time magazine 100 most influential people list.
His sceptics described his ideas as being rose-tinted and overly optimistic, but his followers far outweighed his detractors.
His posthumously published book Factfulness explored how many of us hold false views about how the world really is. Bill Gates famously offered to buy a free copy for all university graduates in 2018, citing it as one of the best books he had ever read.
You can find Factfulness here.
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