Amazing demonstration of world demographic data

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<div class="IPBDescription">Gapminder</div><a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4237353244338529080&sourceid=searchfeed" target="_blank">Video</a>

This is an amazing demonstration of how data can come alive with some smart visualization to really give you a solid mental model for the subject matter. The software he's using is hosted by Google, called <a href="http://tools.google.com/gapminder/" target="_blank">Gapminder</a>. <a href="http://www.gapminder.org/" target="_blank">Gapminder</a> is also the name of the non-profit that is creating these visualization tools built on top of the demographic data that the UN collects.
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  • NeonSpyderNeonSpyder &quot;Das est NTLDR?&quot; Join Date: 2003-07-03 Member: 17913Members
    His talk was interesting, and the statistics programme thingeh "Gapminder" was also very shiny.

    I approve of this message.
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  • eedioteediot Join Date: 2003-02-24 Member: 13903Members
    Thanks for the link. I want that program.. but more importantly I want the databases of information that he has access to, haha.
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  • puzlpuzl The Old Firm Join Date: 2003-02-26 Member: 14029Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation
    That is very impressive.
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  • Zor2Zor2 Join Date: 2005-01-13 Member: 35341Members, Constellation
    Good speaker. Fascinating info.
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  • ZigZig ...I am Captain Planet&#33; Join Date: 2002-10-23 Member: 1576Members
    really interesting.
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  • RedfordRedford Monorailcatfjord Join Date: 2002-04-28 Member: 528Members, NS1 Playtester
    If our species as a whole wishes to have a chance as a unified race in the future, we need to listen to people like this.
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  • AlignAlign Remain Calm Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5216Forum Moderators, Constellation
    Who'd have thought?
    Though I was surprised at how strong his accent was(me being Swedish as well), it only made everything more clear.
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  • BlackMageBlackMage [citation needed] Join Date: 2003-06-18 Member: 17474Members, Constellation
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    If our species as a whole wishes to have a chance as a unified race in the future, we need to listen to people like this.
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    good luck with that. i'm putting my money on the chimps taking over.
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
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    If our species as a whole wishes to have a chance as a unified race in the future, we need to listen to people like this.
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    I agree; it's time to elect a president with a funny accent. Heck, at least get a few into Congress. Texan doesn't count.
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  • OmegamanOmegaman Join Date: 2004-01-11 Member: 25239Members
    Awesome presentation, this guy is great.
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  • RatonetwothreetwooneRatonetwothreetwoone Join Date: 2004-03-23 Member: 27504Members
    heh.. sounds like dr strangelove
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  • HassaanHassaan Join Date: 2005-01-09 Member: 33976Members
    edited February 2007
    Aaaaaand DORLETED

    -Comprox
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  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    I saw it was 20 minutes and thought I'd never get through it, but it's really interesting.
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  • ChimpZealotChimpZealot The Elite Demo Detective Join Date: 2002-11-30 Member: 10315Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    Really informative and interesting.
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  • CabooseCaboose title = name(self, handle) Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13597Members, Constellation
    I was quite entertained by that.
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  • ScytheScythe Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 46NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation, Reinforced - Silver
    There are few people in the world with the ability to make boring subject matter that interesting. I had a few lecturers at uni, very few, that were as good as that guy.

    --Scythe--
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  • MerkabaMerkaba Digital Harmony Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 22Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester
    edited February 2007
    That was fascinating! I'm totally into effective presentation of graphs, and I found everything he talked about very engrossing. I would love to see more databases in the world, information information information!

    Valve Software have started it themselves, as in Episode One they included some code which keeps track of player behaviours in their single player game such as times completed, saves, time taken, most deaths per chapter, etc. I love the idea of seeing patterns emerging within the world and perhaps one day some global formula could be derived, ala the movie Pi.

    Well, maybe that's getting a bit fanciful.

    Anyway, I admire this mans intent (and that of everyone involved), and it's really great to see the power of symbology being used in a worthwhile manner.
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  • TyrainTyrain Join Date: 2003-01-03 Member: 11746Members
    I watched it three times now, just because I can.
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  • ZigZig ...I am Captain Planet&#33; Join Date: 2002-10-23 Member: 1576Members
    Just a side note here, I showed this video to a really cute girl I know who's also something of an intellectual. She loved it. Will that get me anywhere? Probably not. ;p
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  • eedioteediot Join Date: 2003-02-24 Member: 13903Members
    If you really want to know if she's interested, you're going to have to show her something else.
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  • ZigZig ...I am Captain Planet&#33; Join Date: 2002-10-23 Member: 1576Members
    now see normally I would have done that, but this chick is reaaaaaaally innocent. I could show her my "world demographics" if you know what I mean, LOL!!!!!!! but it probably wouldn't go over well.
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  • moultanomoultano Creator of ns_shiva. Join Date: 2002-12-14 Member: 10806Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Gold, NS2 Community Developer, Pistachionauts
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    now see normally I would have done that, but this chick is reaaaaaaally innocent. I could show her my "world demographics" if you know what I mean, LOL!!!!!!! but it probably wouldn't go over well.
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    (He is captain planet after all.)
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
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    If you really want to know if she's interested, you're going to have to show her something else.
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    QFT. If a Core 2 Duo SLi rig won't do it, nothing will.
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  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1603690:date=Feb 3 2007, 02:39 AM:name=Zig)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Zig @ Feb 3 2007, 02:39 AM) [snapback]1603690[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    now see normally I would have done that, but this chick is reaaaaaaally innocent. I could show her my "world demographics" if you know what I mean, LOL!!!!!!! but it probably wouldn't go over well.
    <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->Show her the population rise in real time, you better have good health care. Hopefully you won't have to add to the child mortality rate.
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  • ZigZig ...I am Captain Planet&#33; Join Date: 2002-10-23 Member: 1576Members
    "Here darlink, if only I could haff you clozely examine my data.."
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  • pardzhpardzh Join Date: 2002-10-25 Member: 1601Members
    Dammit, we better get bombing some of those third world countries. Don't want them catching up, now do we?
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  • AbraAbra Would you kindly Join Date: 2003-08-17 Member: 19870Members
    edited February 2007
    At what rate is the overall population of the earth growing?

    hmm. Turns out to be 2% a year. Wow... or 1%
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