Birth Rate, Global Population, Cool Graphs, etc.

[ringstrue]

Just thought I'd share these two TED videos. I thought they were mentioned before to some capacity but maybe not.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezVk1ahRF78&feature=uploademail

Hans Rosling had a question: Do some religions have a higher birth rate than others -- and how does this affect global population growth? Speaking at the TEDxSummit in Doha, Qatar, he graphs data over time and across religions. With his trademark humor and sharp insight, Hans reaches a surprising conclusion on world fertility rates.


He mentions this next video and it seems like a nice segway to watch this one second:

www.youtube.com/watch?src_vid=ezVk1ahRF78&annotation_id=annotation_78863&feature=iv&v=2BOTS9GAjc4

Contraception. The topic has become controversial in recent years. But should it be? Melinda Gates believes that many of the world's social change issues depend on ensuring that women are able to control their rate of having kids. In this significant talk, she makes the case for the world to re-examine an issue she intends to lend her voice to for the next decade.

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Very interesting videos!

Eta: I'm not surprised that religion has little impact - I've always learned that income and access to contraception was a huge part. But his presentation was awesome!

[ringstrue]

Yeah idk why that was his hypothesis starting out. Maybe he just said that to make his story look better?

[wise_rita]

Watched the first one last night. It was really good/interesting. The presenter was adorable in a super nerdy way.

Will watch the 2nd on tonight.