Factfulness : ten reasons we're wrong about the world--and why things are better than you think
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250107817
- ISBN: 1250107814
- ISBN: 9781250624956
-
Physical Description:
print
regular print
x, 342 pages : illustrations, charts ; 22 cm - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Flatiron Books, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018
-
Badges:
- Top Holds Over Last 5 Years: 3 / 5.0
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- The gap instinct -- The negativity instinct -- The straight line instinct -- The fear instinct -- The size instinct -- The generalization instinct -- The destiny instinct -- The single perspective instinct -- The blame instinct -- The urgency instinct -- Factfulness in practice -- Appendix: How did your country do? |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Social perception Social indicators Quality of life -- Evaluation Quality of life -- Statistics Critical thinking |
Available copies
- 23 of 28 copies available at Sitka.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kaslo and District Public Library. (Show preferred library)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 0 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
Show Only Available Copies
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kaslo and District Public Library | 155.9 ROS (Text) | 35134000420444 | Adult Non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Dawson Creek Municipal Public Library | 302.12 ROS (Text) | DCL168229 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Fernie Heritage Library | 302.12 ROS (Text) | 35136000539008 | Adult Non Fic | Volume hold | Checked out | 2024-06-04 |
Headingley Municipal Library | 155.9 ROS (Text) | 36440000271652 | Adult Nonfiction | Volume hold | Checked out | 2024-06-04 |
Hudson's Hope Public Library | ANF 302 ROS (Text) | BHH045416 | Adult Non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Kimberley Public Library | 302.12 ROS (Text) | 35137000190644 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Kitimat Public Library | 302 Ros (Text) | 32665002111401 | Non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Mayne Island Reading Centre | 302.12 ROS (Text) | 33128000115683 | Non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Nelson Public Library | 302.12 ROS (Text) | 3514830029930 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Checked out | 2024-05-18 |
Pemberton and District Public Library | 302.12 ROS (Text) | 31894000523547 | Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Summary:
"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. Professor and TED presenter Hans Rosling, together with his two long-time collaborators, Anna and Ola, offers a radical explanation of why this happens. They reveal the ten instincts that distort our perspective, from our tendency to divide the world into two camps (usually some version of us and them) to the way we consume media (where fear rules) to how we perceive progress (believing that most things are getting worse). Our problem is that we don't know what we don't know, and even our guesses are informed by unconscious and predictable biases. It turns out that the world, for all its imperfections, is in a much better state than we might think. That doesn't mean there aren't real concerns. But when we worry about everything all the time instead of embracing a worldview based on facts, we can lose our ability to focus on the things that threaten us most."--