So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess teachers, journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers. 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. President Barack Obamaįactfulnes s: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts. " Factfulness by Hans Rosling, an outstanding international public health expert, is a hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases." - Former U.S. It also explains why progress is so often secret and silent and teaches readers how to see it clearly.” ― Melinda Gates But Factfulness does much more than that.
“Hans Rosling tells the story of ‘the secret silent miracle of human progress’ as only he can. “One of the most important books I’ve ever read―an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world.” – Bill Gates *Goodreads Choice Award - Nominee for Best Nonfiction (2018)*
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