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Before Chris Anderson took over as editor of WIRED, he spent seven years at The Economist, where he worked as editor of both the technology and business sections. Anderson holds a degree in physics and has conducted research at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, and has done stints at the leading journals Nature and Science.
(He is not, however, to be confused with the curator of TED, who has the same name.)
He’s perhaps most famous for coining the term “the long tail,”
Hans Rosling: Debunking third-world myths with the best stats you’ve ever seen
As a doctor and researcher, Hans Rosling identified a new paralytic disease induced by hunger in rural Africa. Now the global health professor is looking at the bigger picture, increasing our understanding of social and economic development with the remarkable trend-revealing software he created.
Why you should listen to him:
Even the most worldly and well-traveled among us will have their perspectives shifted by Hans Rosling.
