We sit down with Hans Rosling for a discussion about how visual graphics can unveil the underlying beauty of data. Highlights include a discussion of the history behind Rosling’s gapminder [1], who is leading the pack on adopting a “fact-based worldview,” the work that goes into Rosling’s famous TED Talks [2], and the historical relationship between Sweden and the US (and Minnesota, in particular).

A special thanks goes to the University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment [3]. Rosling spoke at Minnesota as part of their Momentum 2011 [4] series and they were kind enough to allow us to interview him as well.

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[1] http://gapminder.org

[2] http://www.ted.com/speakers/hans_rosling.html

[3] http://environment.umn.edu/

[4] http://environment.umn.edu/momentum/eventseries/speakers/hans_rosling.html

[5] http://files.thesocietypages.org/downloads/OH24_Rosling.mp3