Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
Author: Hans Rosling
Factfulness:The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts. 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. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consist….Read More
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