Hans Rosling and the magic washing machine

Hans Rosling has some great ways of expressing the realities of our world. Here is one of his recent TEDS talks

"What was the greatest invention of the industrial revolution? Hans Rosling makes the case for the washing machine. With newly designed graphics from Gapminder, Rosling shows us the magic that pops up when economic growth and electricity turn a boring wash day into an intellectual day of reading."

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via the kruse kronicle