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Great presentation, thanks for sharing it. Are there any others you recommend?
by knz 10y ago
Great presentation, thanks for sharing it. Are there any others you recommend?
- radicalbyte 10y agoCheck the other ones posted in this thread :) I can also recommend the Planet Money podcast which covered tshirts. It changed my mind about the whole globalization and child labour story. The textile industry is the first step towards industrialization, and despite the abuses it's a net positive for humanity. More so when you consider the systemic pressure of the charities which work for better conditions. The only counter argument is global warming: development means more energy usage, which means more warming. Certain groups know this, and would prefer that 80% of the world's population live a Victorian lifestyle so we can keep enjoying ours. It's clear to me that if our generation can solve the energy problem then the driving factors behind most of the human-world problems go away.
- beambot 10y agoDo you happen to know which podcast in particular? A quick Google search revealed several. Was there a specific one featuring Rosling?
- radicalbyte 10y agoThis series: http://www.npr.org/series/248799434/planet-moneys-t-shirt-project http://www.npr.org/series/248799434/planet-moneys-t-shirt-pr... This episode goes into detail iirc: http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2013/12/03/247360855/two-sisters-a-small-room-and-the-world-behind-a-t-shirt http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2013/12/03/247360855/two-s...
- open-source-ux 10y agoHe presented an excellent 1 hour BBC documentary in 2010 called The Joy of Stats which is available on the Gapminder website https://www.gapminder.org/videos/the-joy-of-stats/ https://www.gapminder.org/videos/the-joy-of-stats/ Or here is the direct link on Vimeo https://vimeo.com/18477762 https://vimeo.com/18477762