The world’s population will grow to 9 billion over the next 50 years — and only by raising the living standards of the poorest can we check population growth. This is the paradoxical answer that Hans Rosling unveils at TED@Cannes using colorful new data display technology (you’ll see).
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Yochai Benkler and the Open-source Economy
You’ve never seen data presented like this. With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, statistics guru Hans Rosling debunks myths about the so-called “developing world.”
An economic perspective on trends in technology.
Barry Schwartz on the paradox of choice | Video on TED.com
In grad school we discussed the topic of “choice being demotivating.” Basically, if a store has 6 varieties of jam you are much more likely to buy than if there are 30 options….which goes agains the conventional logic that more choice is better. This talk does a great job of expounding on the influence of choice on consumers.
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