Hans Rosling, who died last Tuesday, was my friend and mentor for 25 years. He was a man who cared about facts. He was passionate about statistics. He pioneered new ways of visualizing data, bringing dry figures to colourful life. But Hans’ primary mission was not about data, it was about people. Hans recognized that to do good, we first need to understand the world we live in and the problems we are trying to solve, and then we need to inspire people to take action. He was a fervent advocate of a ‘fact-based worldview’, solid in the conviction that…
The post Remembering Hans Rosling: friend, teacher, inspiration appeared first on UNICEF Connect.
