Philosophy
I don't know about you, but when Hans Rosling speaks, I listen. It's like this adorable man is incapable of being uninteresting :)
In this TEDTalk presentation, he argues that the greatest invention of the industrial revolution is the washing machine. Of course, with population growth and the ever-expanding energy and pollution problems, the tree-hugger in you might want to object to such an irresponsible claim... but you forget this is Hans Rosling we're talking about, so there's going to be more to this claim than meets the eye :)
Check out some of his previous presentations here, here and especially here.
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- We've Got A Cover!
A little book-whoring here. I've got a book coming out soon from Cambridge University Press that I edited and translated with my good friend Anke Walz, entitled Defending Einstein: Hans Reichenbach's Early Writings on space, Time, and Motion....
- Hans Rosling - Religion And Babies
When Hans Rosling speaks, I listen. The nice thing about him is that he much prefers to base his beliefs and opinions on data and evidence than on ideology. So, when I saw the title of this talk about the relationship between religion and babies, I was...
- Hans Rosling - The Joy Of Stats
If there were a prize for the geekiest and most adorable intellectuals out there, Hans Rosling would surely be in the lead. He's the kind of guy from whom you want to learn and whose cheeks you want to pinch :) It is no surprise, therefore, that the...
- The History Of The Two-party Vote
If you happen to enjoy demographic data being animated, like when Hans Rosling does it (here or here), or when a map shows you the march of democracy across human history, or even when a map shows you what Presidents were in office during different wars,...
- Hans Lippershey...dutch Lens Grinder
Hans Lippershey 1570 to September 1619 Hans Lippershey is part of the debate concerning the one who introduced the telescope...some say Galileo and some say Lippershey. Hans Lippershey was a lens grinder and one anecdote goes: Lippershey was "observing...
Philosophy
Hans Rosling - The Magic Washing Machine
I don't know about you, but when Hans Rosling speaks, I listen. It's like this adorable man is incapable of being uninteresting :)In this TEDTalk presentation, he argues that the greatest invention of the industrial revolution is the washing machine. Of course, with population growth and the ever-expanding energy and pollution problems, the tree-hugger in you might want to object to such an irresponsible claim... but you forget this is Hans Rosling we're talking about, so there's going to be more to this claim than meets the eye :)
Check out some of his previous presentations here, here and especially here.
.
- We've Got A Cover!
A little book-whoring here. I've got a book coming out soon from Cambridge University Press that I edited and translated with my good friend Anke Walz, entitled Defending Einstein: Hans Reichenbach's Early Writings on space, Time, and Motion....
- Hans Rosling - Religion And Babies
When Hans Rosling speaks, I listen. The nice thing about him is that he much prefers to base his beliefs and opinions on data and evidence than on ideology. So, when I saw the title of this talk about the relationship between religion and babies, I was...
- Hans Rosling - The Joy Of Stats
If there were a prize for the geekiest and most adorable intellectuals out there, Hans Rosling would surely be in the lead. He's the kind of guy from whom you want to learn and whose cheeks you want to pinch :) It is no surprise, therefore, that the...
- The History Of The Two-party Vote
If you happen to enjoy demographic data being animated, like when Hans Rosling does it (here or here), or when a map shows you the march of democracy across human history, or even when a map shows you what Presidents were in office during different wars,...
- Hans Lippershey...dutch Lens Grinder
Hans Lippershey 1570 to September 1619 Hans Lippershey is part of the debate concerning the one who introduced the telescope...some say Galileo and some say Lippershey. Hans Lippershey was a lens grinder and one anecdote goes: Lippershey was "observing...