Animated Statistics

Hans Rosling has developed a fascinating software called Trendalyzer, now acquired by Google and is freely available as a Google gadget, that converts international statistics into moving, interactive very impactful and immensely enjoyable graphics.
I am sharing with you a speech he gave in 2007 where you can see how animated graphics can give you a different view of the world. It's a bit long, 19 minutes, but one doesn't need to watch it all to get the drift of his message. If you want, for better understanding, click "View subtitles" and select "English".
Enjoy it.