What Does the “Third World” Mean?

How much do you know about the world around us?

Let’s play a mental game…

Pick a country or a region that you believe to be “third world”.

Do you have your country in mind?

What do you think their life expectancy is? How about the number of children per family? How does this compare to the United States? How about China?

Write down your guess.

Have you written it down? We can’t go on until you do…

A friend recently shared a new website with me – he introduced me to TED.

Technology, Entertainment, Design.

TED is a conference held annually since 1984, that “brings together the world’s most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes)”.

I’ve sampled a few talks now – and they all have been fantastic.

So, have you written down your guess? Do you think you understand the Third World countries? Do you think you understand China?

Feed your brain – and enjoy!

Here’s another thought-provoking video, guaranteed to change the way you view the world. I originally saw this presented at a conference last summer. This video is shorter, and it does change slides fairly fast – but the content is also outstanding.