Hour-long “Joy of Stats” video explains why statistics is the sexiest science

This is perfect for some faineant Sunday showing : the complete , 60 minutes - foresightful infotainment “ The Joy of Stats ” , in which incredibly excited server Hans Rosling takes you inside the Earth of bit . Prepare to descend in sexual love with statistics all over again .

The program originally aired on BBC4 , but the entire matter is now freely viewable online . Like its host , Swedish statistician Hans Rosling , the program is tight - paced , illuminating , and ever so slightly ridiculous . In other word , it ’s completely awesome , and well worth watching all in one go or divided into pocket-sized but still significant chunks . So , adjudicate in and determine Rosling and his friends make the data peach …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOOmqHzkkOo