How to make statistics fascinating--a Friday video
HT to Byron for this one.
It's about the getting a fact based big picture sense of what is happening in the whole world
Thursday, May 10, 2007
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Economist Jeffrey Sachs estimates that malaria, which kills 2 million children annualy, could be contained for a mere US$3 Billion per year. Think about it. $100 Billion to kill 200,000 people in Iraq each year, or $3 Billion to save 2 million children in Africa each year. Hmmmm.
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4 comments:
(Sorry about the deleted post- fingers faster than the brain today.)
Excellent! Thanks so much for posting this. I studied development and health for nearly four years and he sums it up in 20 minutes...!
thanks for the yummy pancake lovely! hot! tasty!
the thing i liked about this snippet was the realisation that i am not in control of - and therefore not responsible for - the world's economic trends.
So what IS an individual, or a family's, role in social justice for the underprivileged?
Megs... good question. I'm wrestling with that myself. A decade ago, as an idealistic young thing I was quite sure of my role but now I really don't know. The more I read and learn, the more confusing and complicated it all gets. But I know there must be something. At the very least I am challenged to live as ethically and carefully as we can, always mindful of the impacts of our lifestyle on others; trying to prevent the bad and encourage the positive impacts we have.
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