On Google Video Canada, you will find a video of a lecture by Hans Rosling on World Development:
http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=4237353244338529080
It is a fine example of how to visualise complex data through the use of some stunning graphics:
QUOTE>>>“With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, Hans Rosling debunks a few myths about the “developing” world. Rosling is professor of international health at Sweden’s world-renowned Karolinska Institute, and founder of Gapminder, a non-profit that brings vital global data to life. (Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 20:35)”