Tag: Hans Rosling
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$40 Washing Machine That Could Change the World for Billions
Fast Company: How A Foot-Powered Washing Machine Could Change Millions Of Lives Developed by two product design students, GiraDora could be the next big social innovation. … GiraDora is a blue bucket that conceals a spinning mechanism that washes clothes and then partially dries them. It’s operated by a foot pedal, while the user sits…
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Hans Rosling and the magic washing machine
“What was the greatest invention of the industrial revolution? Hans Rosling makes the case for the washing machine. With newly designed graphics from Gapminder, Rosling shows us the magic that pops up when economic growth and electricity turn a boring wash day into an intellectual day of reading.”
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Widening Gap Between Global Rich and Poor? Think Again
TED: Hans Rosling: Asia's rise — how and when "Hans Rosling was a young guest student in India when he first realized that Asia had all the capacities to reclaim its place as the world's dominant economic force. At TEDIndia, he graphs global economic growth since 1858 and predicts the exact date that India and…
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Mission Yearbook Rebuttal
Presbyterians have a long tradition of praying for ministry around the nation and worldwide using The Mission Yearbook for Prayer and Study. Today's entry is about ministry in Asia and the Pacific. The entry includes the following: In the last decade, the Asia and Pacific region has experienced major shifts in both international and ecclesiastical…