Apologies for not technically making this evening's deadline; hopefully you'll be able to catch up with me sometime tomorrow. If it's any excuse, I spent nine hours this afternoon and evening as an impromptu moving man, shifting a zillion storage boxes and fridges from a tent outside to an inside location. Though they survived the quake under the tent, we weren't so sure about the coming hurricane...
Anyway, here are tonight's talks, a double-header from Swedish uber-statistician Hans Rosling. He's funny, insightful and an absolute master of his signature digital presentations, as well as a couple of analog surprises he has in store for you here. Do watch both talks; they're both brilliant, and the second one is only about 10 minutes, so you're only really confronted with 1.5 times the normal amount of talking. As extra incentive, I'll keep my own commentary to an absolute minimum. Without further ado, be prepared to be amazed by Dr. Rosling! (Yes, I know the titles are a bit anachronistic; go ahead and watch the videos in the order in which they appear anyway.)
Colin Steele is a senior in Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, majoring in Culture and Politics with a certificate in Religion, Ethics and World Affairs. All that alphabet soup aside, he's recently returned from a year abroad in Turkey, Ireland and everywhere in between. When not opining on culture, politics, religion, ethics or world affairs, he can usually be found in the mountains with no computers or newspapers in sight. In addition to hill-walking, he likes travelling, books, trad sessions, Guinness and writing in the third person.
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