Hans Rosling Books
Hans Rosling (1948–2017) was a Swedish physician, academic, and public speaker known for his work in global health and data visualization. He co-founded the Gapminder Foundation, which promotes a fact-based understanding of the world.
Known for: Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
Books by Hans Rosling
Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
Factfulness is a book that explains why people often have a distorted view of the world and how data can help correct these misconceptions. Using global statistics and decades of research, Hans Rosling, together with Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Rönnlund, demonstrates that the world is in fact improving in many ways, despite widespread pessimism. The book encourages readers to adopt a fact-based worldview and to recognize progress in health, education, and living standards worldwide.
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The Gap Instinct
One of the most persistent illusions I’ve encountered is the idea that the world is divided into two extremes: rich versus poor, developed versus developing, north versus south. This binary worldview, what I call the Gap Instinct, makes reality seem like a battle between ‘us’ and ‘them’. But when we...
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The Negativity Instinct
Turn on the news on any given day and you’ll hear of disasters, political turmoil, disease, and decline. The Negativity Instinct is our automatic bias toward noticing the bad more than the good. It’s deeply human; evolution wired us to react to threats, not achievements. But in a world where informa...
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About Hans Rosling
Hans Rosling (1948–2017) was a Swedish physician, academic, and public speaker known for his work in global health and data visualization. He co-founded the Gapminder Foundation, which promotes a fact-based understanding of the world. Rosling was a professor of international health at Karolinska Ins...
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Hans Rosling (1948–2017) was a Swedish physician, academic, and public speaker known for his work in global health and data visualization. He co-founded the Gapminder Foundation, which promotes a fact-based understanding of the world. Rosling was a professor of international health at Karolinska Ins...
Hans Rosling (1948–2017) was a Swedish physician, academic, and public speaker known for his work in global health and data visualization. He co-founded the Gapminder Foundation, which promotes a fact-based understanding of the world. Rosling was a professor of international health at Karolinska Institutet and became widely known for his engaging presentations on global development.
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Hans Rosling (1948–2017) was a Swedish physician, academic, and public speaker known for his work in global health and data visualization. He co-founded the Gapminder Foundation, which promotes a fact-based understanding of the world.
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