Hans Rosling

Hans Rosling

Physician and Statistician

Hans Rosling was a Swedish physician, statistician, and co-founder of the Gapminder Foundation, renowned for his captivating data visualisations that challenged misconceptions about global development. His posthumously published bestseller Factfulness, completed with his son and daughter in law, urged readers to adopt a fact based worldview.

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Books by Hans Rosling

Factfulness by Hans Rosling

Factfulness

by Hans Rosling

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Rosling uses global health data to prove our instincts about the world are systematically wrong. Poverty, violence, and disease have declined far more than most people realise.

sciencepsychology

Most Recommended by Hans

The books Hans Rosling references, cites, and recommends most frequently.

Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

Thinking, Fast and Slow

by Daniel Kahneman

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Kahneman reveals that our minds run on two systems: fast intuition and slow deliberation. Most errors in judgement come from trusting System 1 when the situation demands System 2's careful analysis.

psychology

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