On the passing of Hans Rosling

It would be remiss not to mention briefly the passing of Hans Rosling. Data needs storytellers and the world needs advocates for evidence-based decision making. We have lost one of the best. For some insights into the man and his interesting (and at times challenging) life, I highly recommend this news feature. You can enjoy presentations at the Gapminder website: I’d start with the documentary The Joy of Stats. Perhaps I should not be surprised or annoyed – but I am – at the lack of coverage this story received at news outlets, particularly in Australia. Aside from an obituary at Guardian Australia (not on the front page), I don’t believe the news featured at all in any other major Australian news publisher. Perhaps not unrelated, stories like this feature quite frequently. I’m told that in Europe, this effort at the BBC was one of few major reports. Maybe I live in a data science bubble, but I would think this is a person and an event “of note”. Thanks for the stories, Hans.Filed under: statistics Tagged: communication, gapminder, obituary, presentations
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