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Talk of the week Anna Rosling Rönnlund: See how the rest of the world lives, organized by income 11:41 minutes · Filmed Apr 2017 · Posted Jan 2018 · TED2017 The country you live in has a special, unique way of life, right? Well ... prepare to see your world in a whole new way, as Anna Rosling Rönnlund uses income data to show how families in 50 very different countries have much more in common than you think, down to the details of our toothbrushes and bedrooms. What sets us apart, it turns out, is not whether we live in Sweden or Rwanda, but how much we earn. See how families live in Latvia, Burkina Faso, Peru and more, as Rosling Rönnlund uses the power of data visualization to help us see the world anew. Watch now »

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Quote of the Week “ What images do we see from the rest of the world? We see natural disasters, war, terror. We see refugees, and we see horrible diseases. Right? We see beautiful beaches, cute animals, beautiful nature, cultural rites and stuff. And then we're supposed to make the connection in our head and create a worldview out of this. And how is that possible? I mean, the world seems so strange. And I don't think it is. I don't think the world is that strange, actually." Anna Rosling Rönnlund See how the rest of the world lives, organized by income

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