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.
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It draws on Thinking, Fast and Slow.
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Rosling draws on Kahneman's research to explain why we systematically misunderstand global trends. The cognitive biases Kahneman identified explain why even educated people believe the world is worse than it actually is.
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