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Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than You Think (English Edition) Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, Anna Rosling Rönnlu
by bionsystem 3y ago
Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than You Think (English Edition)
Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, Anna Rosling Rönnlund
I'm reading this right now and I'm quite surprised by how little I know about the most impactful data on human well-being. The writing is a little bit off sometimes but still worth looking at.
I also liked "Fooled by randomness" by Nassim Taleb. His other writings are good too but I would say this one is the most impactful.
- maximinus_thrax 3y agoI loved the book when I read it. Unfortunately it's not that great in terms of how it presents the facts (which is ironic due to it's title). Don't want to rain on your parade but you should also look at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328759928_Good_Things_on_the_Rise_The_One-Sided_Worldview_of_Hans_Rosling_Translation_of_an_essay_published_in_Kvartal_Sept_20_2018_httpskvartalseartiklarbra-saker-pa-uppgang-roslings-varldsbild-ar-ensidigt-pos https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328759928_Good_Thin... for a more balanced view on things and make your own opinion. Keep in mind it's one of BillG's favorite books. It's very well regarded by the 'Everything is fine' gang of capitalists.
- bionsystem 3y agoThanks a lot for this clarification with this link. I was actually hoping the book would cover one point discussed in the paper : 2. There is a lack of interest in the material preconditions and ecological consequences of the current techno-economic trajectory and its global diffusion, which the authors tend to extrapolate without qualifications. So apparently it doesn't cover it very well. Will keep that in mind while reading the book (which nonetheless presents a lot of facts I wasn't aware of).