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By *asyuk OP Man over a year ago

West London

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By *asyuk OP Man over a year ago

West London

Hans Rosling has died. A statistician. Expert even.

Have a look at his TED talks. You might get addicted to seeing the world more positively and looking at actual facts in addition to belief and instinct. You might

BBC:

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/38900572

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By *asyuk OP Man over a year ago

West London

My autospell is dyslexic!

Statistics, damned* truth and statistics

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

That's sad. That talk singlehandedly opened my mind on lots of levels.

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By *ary_ArgyllMan over a year ago

Argyll

"That's sad. That talk singlehandedly opened my mind on lots of levels. "

Yes this is a real loss especially in the era of post-truth and fake news and facts.

Hopefully Gapminder.org will continue.

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By *asyuk OP Man over a year ago

West London

It's a shame nobody else seems inclined to spend some time considering how their opinions compare with some data.

Just out of interest, why wouldn't you?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

People no longer have an opinion of their own, they like to have 'facts' of their own

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