Video: Hans Rosling and the magic washing machine
March 23, 2011 at 1:53 pm 1 comment
“What was the greatest invention of the industrial revolution? Hans Rosling makes the case for the washing machine.”
His “idea worth spreading” is that the washing machine freed women in the industrialized world from hours of arduous labor doing laundry - but what about everywhere else? This was one of my favorite talks from TEDWomen - Hans is a real character!
See the video: http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_and_the_magic_washing_machine.html
Entry filed under: Uncategorized. Tags: developing world, development, economic development, Hans Rosling, TED, TEDWomen, video, women, women's development.
1. Video: Hans Rosling and the magic washing machine « SHEenergy | April 30, 2011 at 9:40 am
[...] this post on sister blog Helping Women Helps the World, I wrote about one of my favorite talks from the [...]