Professor and TED presenter Hans Rosling, together with his two long-time collaborators, Anna and Ola, offers a radical explanation of why this happens. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess teachers, journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers. Inspiring and revelatory, filled with lively anecdotes and moving stories, Factfulness is an urgent and essential book that will change the way you see the world.Summary: "When asked simple questions about global trends-what percentage of the world's population live in poverty why the world's population is increasing how many girls finish school - we systematically get the answers wrong. But when we worry about everything all the time instead of embracing a worldview based on facts, we can lose our ability to focus on the things that threaten us most.
It turns out that the world, for all its imperfections, is in a much better state than we might think. In Factfulness, Professor of International Health and a man who can make data sing, Hans Rosling, together with his two long-time collaborators Anna and Ola, offers a radical new explanation of why this happens, and reveals the ten instincts that distort our perspective. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess journalists, Nobel laureates and investment bankers. When asked simple questions about global trends – why the world’s population is increasing how many young women go to school how many of us live in poverty – we systematically get the answers wrong.
*#1 Sunday Times bestseller * New York Times bestseller * Observer ‘best brainy book of the decade’ * Irish Times bestseller * Guardian bestseller * audiobook bestseller *įactfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts. ‘One of the most important books I’ve ever read – an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world.’ BILL GATES ‘A hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases.’ BARACK OBAMA
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