Visual data: the digital revolution in graphs – feedback
One of the great things about running a blog is that when you write about something interesting that you know little about, readers rush in with a wealth of further information. Contrarian friend...
View ArticleContrarian’s submission to copycon
Contrarian’s submission to the National Consultation on Copyright focuses on an issue that has received little attention in the consultation, an area in which current Canadian law provides a striking...
View ArticleChild survival is the new green
In his latest Ted talk, population guru Hans Rosling says improving child survival rates is the counterintuitive path to population control: Previous Rosling post here. View more of Rosling’s Gapminder...
View ArticleVisual data: 200 countries over 200 years
Our old friend Hans Rosling, the Swedish public health statistician whose Gapminder software brings demographic trends vividly to life (previous menions here and here), is back with a new BBC video...
View ArticleWhat’s the most important machine in the world?
Our old friend Hans Rosling has a surprise candidate:
View ArticleDespite what you may think, the world is improving
In some ways, at least. Our old friend Hans Rosling (previous Contrarian appearances here, here, here, and here) brings us up to date, and highlights the amazing recent prograss in (parts of) Ethiopia:...
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