Hans Rosling: Religions and Babies

Watching Hans Rosling chase data points across a screen with a huge pointer as he gives breathless play-by-play of statsitical changes will never get old.

In a planet that’s getting increasingly full, we must ask a couple of questions: How can we prepare for tomorrow’s population, whatever it will be? How do birth rates relate to lifestyle around the world?

I’ve heard it said before that certain religious beliefs lead to more children per woman. There’s the stereotype extremes of Latin American Catholics and Northern European athiests. Do they hold water?

Hans takes a look at world religions, average income and family planning and how they relate to birth rates and population growth in the way that only Mr. Rosling can.

I’ll let you watch the details, but controlling population is most certainly about providing more opportunity, not less religion. An instant TED favorite.

(via TED)

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    I will never not love his TEDxTalks.
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    Very well represented.
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    Very interesting
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    Fascinating
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    Brilliantly demonstrated. Well worth the 13 minutes.
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