In "Chart Wars" Alex Lundry asserts that H.G. Wells' quote, "statistical thinking will one day be as necessary for efficient citizenship as the ability to read and write;" should now be revised to visual thinking, rather than just statistical thinking. Do you agree with Lundry's statement? Lundry also states that vision is both our most dominant sense, and the most efficient way of taking in information. If you agree with the all of the previously mentioned statements, do you believe that we modernize our education to be more visualization based? Would this assist our future generations to not be misled by the manipulation of visual data or even benefit our future generations at all?
Hans Rosling presents to viewers a table of the rates of significance of both the "means" and "goals" of "The Dimensions of Development." Each topic such as Human Rights, Environment, Governance, Economic Growth, Education, Health, and Culture differed greatly in priority whether it was a mean or a goal. On this table he states that money is the most important means, however not the most important "goal." Would you agree with this assertion that money is the least important goal for the dimensions of development? And if you do agree that this is simply just a "means;" would you consider the poorest countries to be the most developed if, however, they already have reached what Hans states to be the most important "goals" of development; such as culture and human rights (which were rated highest in priority on the goals side) despite their lack of economic funds? Do you even agree with any of the assertions that were made by Hans' table of "The Dimensions of Development"?