Ola Rosling je švédský statistik známý svou prací pro nadaci Gapminder o změně globální kvality života. Je předsedou, ředitelem a spoluzakladatelem nadace.
Deset důvodů, proč se mýlíme v pohledu na svět - a proč jsou věci lepší, než vypadají
Deset důvodů, proč se mýlíme v pohledu na svět – a proč jsou věci lepší, než vypadají. Máte pocit, že se stav světa zhoršuje anebo se dokonce řítíme do záhuby? Pak patříte k většině, která se mýlí. Budete-li se zajímat o fakta, zjistíte, že je to trochu jinak. Vlastně ne trochu. Je to naopak.
'A hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases.' BARACK OBAMATimely, short and essential, FACTFULNESS reveals the power of facts in a post-truth world, by late international sensation Hans Rosling ('a true inspiration' - Bill Gates) and his long-term collaborators Ola and Anna.
Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than You Think
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. It turns out that the world, for all its imperfections, is in a much better state than we might think. 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.
*the #1 Sunday Times bestseller * instant New York Times bestseller * an Observer 'best brainy book of the decade' * #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller * Irish Times bestseller * Audio bestseller * Guardian bestseller * * Endorsed by Barack Obama, Bill and Melinda Gates and Tom Harford, and Longlisted for the 2018 Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year* The international bestseller by legendary statisticians Hans, Ola and Anna Rosling: inspiring and revelatory, filled with lively anecdotes and moving stories, Factfulness is an urgent and essential book that will change the way you see the world, and make you realise things are better than you thought.