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DON'T PANIC — Hans Rosling showing the facts about population

Gapminder Foundation · lecture · Watch on YouTube

Data visualization & information designSocial issues & cultureData science & statistics

What it is

Hans Rosling uses data and animated statistics to show how world population is changing, why birth rates fall as child survival and wealth rise, and why population is expected to peak around 11 billion. It also tackles common misconceptions about Africa and family planning.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN repeatedly recommends it to counter overpopulation alarm with data on falling birth rates.

  • 8 people recommended it
  • 11 different months
  • 4 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2021

What HN commenters said

  1. “I really recommend his videos if you haven't seen them.”

    Rosling shows global birth rate near replacement and population stabilizing

    lentil_soup, 2017-06 · Strong recommendation · in “The Old Are Eating the Young”

  2. “I can highly recommend this lecture by the late Hans Rosling”

    Explains falling birth rates via child survival and development

    jdietrich, 2017-11 · Strong recommendation · in “India's Indira canteen: The best meal you can buy for 13 cents”

  3. “I really recommend”

    Shows population will stabilize and people are misinformed about world stats

    Isinlor, 2019-09 · Strong recommendation · in “Greta Thunberg: 'How dare you? You have stolen my dreams and my childhood'”

  4. “In that case don't worry”

    Reassures that population fears are overblown

    tomjen3, 2017-02 · Recommendation · in “Who are you calling Malthusian?”

  5. “this is the one specifically covering Africa / population predictions and the misconceptions / dated knowledge.”

    Covers Africa population predictions and misconceptions or dated knowledge

    lugg, 2018-02 · Recommendation · in “When will the world reach 'peak child'?”

  6. “There's a good presentation by Hans Rosling about why population will peak at 11B”

    Explains why population will peak at 11 billion

    throw0101a, 2019-04 · Recommendation · in “The global population pyramid”

  7. “You should check out Hans Rosling's lectures”

    Statistics show wealthier people have fewer children

    Carlee, 2019-05 · Recommendation · in “CO2 in the atmosphere just exceeded 415ppm for the first time in human history”

  8. “I always enjoy Hans Rosling going through the stats, if you’ve time it’s well worth it”

    Rosling walks through the stats on health and development

    brigandish, 2020-04 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: Who Is Firing?”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: hans rosling, birth rates, demography, gapminder, statistics

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