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Factfulness : ten reasons we're wrong about the world--and why things are better than you think / Hans Rosling with Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Rönnlund.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250107817
- ISBN: 1250107814
- ISBN: 9781250624956
- Physical Description: x, 342 pages : illustrations, charts ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Flatiron Books, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- The gap instinct -- The negativity instinct -- The straight line instinct -- The fear instinct -- The size instinct -- The generalization instinct -- The destiny instinct -- The single perspective instinct -- The blame instinct -- The urgency instinct -- Factfulness in practice -- Appendix: How did your country do? |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Social perception. Social indicators. Quality of life > Evaluation. Quality of life > Statistics. Critical thinking. |
Available copies
- 13 of 14 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 14 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Rupert Library | 155.9042 Rosl (Text) | 33294002056737 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Argues that the world is in a better state than people think it is, and that embracing a worldview based on facts will empower readers to respond to future crises and opportunities. - Baker & Taylor
A Professor of International Health and popular global TED speaker and his son and daughter-in-law who co-founded the Gapminder Foundation, explain how the best guesses, thoughts and concepts we accept as fact are actually tempered and informed by unconscious and predictable biases. - McMillan Palgrave
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
âOne of the most important books Iâve ever readâan indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world.â â Bill Gates
âHans Rosling tells the story of âthe secret silent miracle of human progressâ as only he can. But Factfulness does much more than that. It also explains why progress is so often secret and silent and teaches readers how to see it clearly.â âMelinda Gates
"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. President Barack Obama
Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts.
When asked simple questions about global trendsâwhat percentage of the worldâs population live in poverty; why the worldâs population is increasing; how many girls finish schoolâwe systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess teachers, journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers.
In Factfulness, Professor of International Health and global TED phenomenon Hans Rosling, together with his two long-time collaborators, Anna and Ola, offers a radical new explanation of why this happens. They reveal the ten instincts that distort our perspectiveâfrom 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).
Our problem is that we donât know what we donât know, and even our guesses are informed by unconscious and predictable biases.
It turns out that the world, for all its imperfections, is in a much better state than we might think. That doesnât mean there arenât real concerns. 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.
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 and empower you to respond to the crises and opportunities of the future.
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âThis book is my last battle in my life-long mission to fight devastating ignoranceâ¦Previously I armed myself with huge data sets, eye-opening software, an energetic learning style and a Swedish bayonet for sword-swallowing. It wasnât enough. But I hope this book will be.â Hans Rosling, February 2017.
