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Myths debunked... together with BBC! Hans Rosling debunks the most common pessimistic worldview about poverty and overpopulation. With incredible 3D graphs he proves that we are in fact moving towards a much brighter future! See a preview here! Do you know more about the world than the chimpanzees? We are investigating what people know about basic global development issues with the Ignorance Project! Test yourself and see if you can beat the chimps!   www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24836917   Read more about the Ignorance Project   www.gapminder.org/ignorance See highlights from our Ignorance Survey in UK here!   Healthy children for a healthy economy At the Annual Meeting of the World Bank Group this year, we have revealed the long-term effects of investing in child health. Check it out: http://live.worldbank.org/what-will-it-take-healthy-children-healthy-economies   Climate change exposed Hans Rosling demonstrates the impressive evidences about rising sea levels, energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions around the world: www.youtube.com/watch?v=grZSxoLPqXI The data is up-to-date! We keep our data updated with the latest available numbers, up to 2012! Updated indicators include GDP per capita, fertility rates, among others! Dig in and enjoy the Gapminder World! www.gapminder.org/world About Gapminder Gapminder is a not-for-profit foundation without political or religious affiliations, based in Stockholm, Sweden. Our mission is to fight devastating ignorance with a fact-based worldview that everyone can understand. Gapminder on Facebook