Like Nightingale, Dr. Rosling had his eyes opened to the power of statistics while working far from home.

和南丁格尔一样，罗斯林博士在离家很远的地方工作，他看到了统计学的力量。

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"This was not a compromise. It was a full 180-degree switch," says Dr Rosling.

罗斯林博士说，“这不是妥协，而完全是180度大转变。”

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Dr Rosling claims to be neither an optimist nor a pessimist but a “possibilist”.

罗斯林博士声称自己既不是一个乐观主义者，也不是悲观主义者，而是“可能实现主义者”。

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These vast clouds of free information contain facts that Dr Rosling dispenses like thunderbolts.

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Global health expert and TED rock star Hans Rosling was especially rich in humor, data and vision.

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When the World Bank even threatened to sue Dr Rosling if he shared their data on global development, he decided to take action.

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