Summary of Hans Rosling with Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Rönnlund's Factfulness

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Get the Summary of Hans Rosling with Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Rönnlund's Factfulness in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: The summary of Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong about the World and Why Things Are Better than You Think, by Hans Rosling, Anna Rosling Rönnlund, and Ola Rosling is meant to update our knowledge of the world, to reveal the instincts that shape our perception, and to direct our attention to the issues that really matter. Reading this summary of the book, be prepared to be surprised, to be even inspired by the work of such a great man, Hans Rosling, and his long-time collaborators, Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Rönnlund.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Feb 4, 2021
• ISBN: 9781638153023

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Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World—And Why Things Are Better Than You Think

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Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World—And Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling (with Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Rönnlund) is a work of nonfiction that systematically debunks common misunderstandings about the world. The sweeping scope of human history is, by and large, a story of incremental progress, but most people fail to see it that way. Rosling explores why, and delves into concrete suggestions for cultivating a more fact-based worldview.

Long story short: Things are getting better, all the time, almost everywhere. Of course, pain and suffering do continue to exist, but long-term trends show improvements around the globe. In the last 20 years alone, extreme poverty has