# Help me locate this video about the world improving

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 6, 2010, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-locate-this-video-about-the-world-improving/527892 "2010-02-06T03:15:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Palo\_Verde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2010, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-locate-this-video-about-the-world-improving/527892/1 "2010-02-06T03:15:48Z")

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There was a video I saw once with a man giving a presentation to a large group. He was talking about how much better the world is now than it used to be and he was using great data to back this up. On a projector I remember one time he was showing slides I think about how many people had access to adequate health care, and the numbers, especially in Asia went up hugely.

Anybody know the one I mean?

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**Author:** ![raindog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@raindog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raindog)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2010, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-locate-this-video-about-the-world-improving/527892/2 "2010-02-06T13:44:00Z")

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Maybe you’re remembering [Steven Pinker on the myth of violence](http://www.ted.com/talks/steven_pinker_on_the_myth_of_violence.html) on the [TED](http://www.ted.com/) website, perhaps?

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**Author:** ![Palo\_Verde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2010, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-locate-this-video-about-the-world-improving/527892/3 "2010-02-06T17:37:54Z")

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[http://www.ted.com/talks/hans\_rosling\_shows\_the\_best\_stats\_you\_ve\_ever\_seen.html](http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_shows_the_best_stats_you_ve_ever_seen.html)

It was on the TED site, thanks for that hint. But it was Hans Rosling giving an amazing talk about how much the ‘developing world’ has improved.

Thanks for helping me find it