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Data visionary Hans Rosling looks back at the encounters that shaped his world view.
Read by Adrian Rawlins. Written by Hans Rosling with Fanny Härgestam.

Professor Hans Rosling was ‘the man in whose hands data sings’. He was dubbed ‘a true inspiration’ by Bill Gates and became a viral celebrity thanks to his popular TED talks, which broke down the statistics behind global health and economics. Passionately driven to dispel common myths about the so-called developing world, he used facts in a new way to share the surprisingly good news about global development.

In his memoir, completed just before he died, the data visionary looks back at the events that shaped his world view. From curiosity about his family history through to working as a doctor in Mozambique, he pinpoints the encounters that drove him to a life dedicated to fundamentally changing our view of the world.

Read by Adrian Rawlins
Written by Hans Rosling with Fanny Härgestam
Translated by Dr Anna Paterson
Abridged by Anna Magnusson
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie

14 minutes

Last on

Tue 18 May 2021 00:30

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  • Mon 17 May 2021 09:45
  • Tue 18 May 2021 00:30