Hans Rosling, MD

Need a break from the doom and gloom? Hans Rosling debunks common myths about third world countries - a "ideas worth spreading" video from *TED. He is a Swedish researcher, physician, global health expert and sword swallower that gives you an exciting, encouraging, entertaining play by play account of third world development.

Best health stats and sword swallowing you have ever seen

Hans Rosling debunks common myths about third world countries on this TED video - more "ideas worth spreading" from *TED. He even swallows a sword that shows you the impossible is possible.

He is a professor, researcher, physician and global health expert from Sweden.

Hans Rosling shows the best stats you've ever seen | Video on TED.com

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Watch to the end to see him swallow a sword to show you that the impossible is possible.

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