Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong about the World--And Why Things Are Better Than You Think - Paperback

by Hans Rosling (Author), Anna Rosling Rönnlund (Author), Ola Rosling (Author)"One of the most important books I've ever read--an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world." - Bill Gates “[Factfulness] throws down a gauntlet to doom-and-gloomers in global health by challenging preconceptions and misconceptions [and] is a fabulous read, succinct and lively… This magnificent book ends with a plea for a factual world view. Rosling was optimistic that this outlook will spread, because it is a useful navigational tool in a complex world, and a genuine antidote to negativity and hopelessness.” - Nature 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. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess teachers, journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers. In Fact