[dropcap size=small]D[/dropcap]emystifying worldwide population trends since the 1800s sounds like a immensely dry order. Not so when Dr Hans Rosling takes the TEDxSingapore stage with a vivacity that belies his 68 years.
Breaking down thousands of data points into a simple and amusing narrative (interspersed with bawdy jokes), the Time 100 lister delivers in fewer than twenty minutes the answers to these questions:
- When and why did the average “babies per woman” (an effective metric) dip from 6 to 2?
- What gives rise to the population crunch?
- Are there any modern-day policies that Singapore can adopt to combat that trend?
Watch the truncated version of his TEDxSingapore speech here.
(RELATED: Singapore needs to plan for 10 million to succeed, says Singapore’s former chief planner Dr Liu Thai Ker. We also spoke with Dave Lim – one of the key figures in bringing TEDx to Singapore.