I'd recommend watching all the TED talks by Hans Rosling, they are pretty awesome and eye opening, in particular these: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/hans_r

I'd recommend watching all the TED talks by Hans Rosling, they are pretty awesome and eye opening, in particular these: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/hans_rosling_shows_the_best_stats_you_ve_ever_seen.html http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/hans_rosling_shows_the_best... http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/hans_rosling_reveals_new_insights_on_poverty.html http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/hans_rosling_reveals_new_in... http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/hans_rosling_at_state.html http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/hans_rosling_at_state.html