Factfulness

Name: Factfulness
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Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than You Think

By Hans Rosling and Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Rönnlund

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Factfulness by Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, and Anna Rosling Rönnlund challenges the way we view the world by addressing common misconceptions about global trends. The book argues that the world is in better shape than most people think, using data-driven insights to encourage a fact-based, positive perspective on global progress in health, wealth, and education. Through compelling analysis, the authors advocate for a more informed understanding of facts to guide decision-making and perceptions.
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Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

You might enjoy this book if you're interested in challenging your preconceptions about the world and discovering an optimistic perspective on global progress. Through engaging insights and data, it offers a refreshing take on current affairs, making complex topics accessible and enlightening. If you appreciate a fact-based approach to understanding political and social issues, this book will likely resonate with you.

Factfulness

'A hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases.' BARACK OBAMA

Timely, short and essential, FACTFULNESS reveals the power of facts in a post-truth world, by late international sensation Hans Rosling ('a true inspiration' - Bill Gates) and his long-term collaborators Ola and Anna.

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"This book is my last battle in my life-long mission to fight devastating ignorance, and my final attempt at making an impact on the world. It has been my daily inspiration and joy. In my previous battles, I armed myself with huge data sets, beautiful software, an energetic lecturing style, and a Swedish bayonet for sword swallowing. It wasn't enough. But I hope that this book will be."

When you ask people simple questions about global trends, they systematically get the answers wrong. How many young women go to school? What's the average life expectancy across the world? What will the global population be in 2050? Do the majority of people live in rich or poor countries?

In Factfulness, Hans Rosling and his two lifelong collaborators, Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Rönnlund, show why this happens. Based on a lifetime's work promoting a fact-based worldview, they reveal the ten dramatic instincts, and the key preconceptions, that lead us to consistently misunderstand how the world really works.

Inspiring and revelatory, Factfulness is a book of stories by a late legend, for anyone who wants to really understand the world.

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Readers and critics praise Factfulness for its transformative perspective on global progress, offering a data-driven, optimistic view of the world. It is described as inspiring by influential figures like Bill Gates, highlighting its educational value and the impactful teaching of Hans Rosling. The book challenges common misconceptions, encouraging a fact-based worldview that reveals positive trends often overlooked in global affairs.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781473637467

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 03 April 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Sceptre

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 32.0mm

Width: 134.0mm

Height: 202.0mm

Weight: 389g

Pages: 352

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Anna Rosling Rönnlund Education & Reference Finance & Investment Hans Rosling Non-Fiction Ola Rosling Politics & Current Affairs

About the Author

Hans Rosling was a medical doctor, professor of international health and renowned public educator. He was an adviser to the World Health Organization and UNICEF, and co-founded Medecins sans Frontieres in Sweden and the Gapminder Foundation. His TED talks have been viewed more than 35 million times, and he was listed as one of Time Magazine's 100 most influential people in the world. Hans died in 2017, having devoted the last years of his life to writing this book.

Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Ronnlund, Hans's son and daughter-in-law, were co-founders of the Gapminder Foundation, and Ola its director from 2005 to 2007 and from 2010 to the present day. After Google acquired the bubble-chart tool called Trendalyzer, invented and designed by Anna and Ola, Ola became head of Google's Public Data Team and Anna the team's senior user experience (UX) designer. They have both received international awards for their work.