7/6/2023 0 Comments Factfulness goodreads![]() Factfulness has received a 4.5 rating on Goodreads, a 4.5 star rating on. That doesn't mean there aren't real concerns. Dont miss this edition of Factfulness by Hans Rosling (Trivia-On-Books). It turns out that the world, for all its imperfections, is in a much better state than we might think. Our problem is that we don't know what we don't know, and even our guesses are informed by unconscious and predictable biases. They reveal the ten instincts that distort our perspective, from our tendency to divide the world into two camps (usually some version of us and them) to the way we consume media (where fear rules) to how we perceive progress (believing that most things are getting worse). 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. ![]() 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. Books shelved as factfulness: Factfulness: Ten Reasons Were Wrong About the World and Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling, One Good D. ![]()
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