TY - BOOK ID - 32784298 TI - Factfulness : ten reasons we're wrong about the world-- and why things are better than you think. AU - Rosling, Hans. AU - Rosling, Ola AU - RoĢnnlund, Anna Roslin PY - 2018 SN - 9781473637467 1473637465 PB - London Sceptre DB - UniCat KW - Social perception KW - Social indicators KW - Quality of life KW - Critical thinking KW - #SBIB:309H271 KW - 316.653 KW - Indicators, Social KW - Cognition, Social KW - Interpersonal perception KW - Social cognition KW - Critical reflection KW - Reflection (Critical thinking) KW - Reflection process KW - Reflective thinking KW - Thinking, Critical KW - Thinking, Reflective KW - Life, Quality of KW - 316.653 Openbare mening. Publieke opinie KW - Openbare mening. Publieke opinie KW - Evaluation KW - Statistics KW - Politieke communicatie: toepassingsgebieden KW - Social history KW - Economic indicators KW - Social accounting KW - Social prediction KW - Interpersonal relations KW - Perception KW - Social cognitive theory KW - Thought and thinking KW - Reflective learning KW - Economic history KW - Human ecology KW - Life KW - Basic needs KW - Human comfort KW - Work-life balance KW - 165.4 KW - 330.3 KW - 330.3 Dynamiek der staatshuishouding. Economische bewegingen. Economische dynamica KW - Dynamiek der staatshuishouding. Economische bewegingen. Economische dynamica KW - 165.4 Kennis: zekerheid; geldigheid; oordeel; zijnsoordeel; waardeoordeel KW - Kennis: zekerheid; geldigheid; oordeel; zijnsoordeel; waardeoordeel KW - Science KW - Quantitative methods (economics) KW - 203 KW - Sociografie. Algemene beschrijving van de gemeenschappen (Sociologie) KW - Forecasting. KW - Methods in social research (general) KW - Evaluative thinking UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:32784298 AB - Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts. When asked simple questions about global trends - why the world's population is increasing; how many young women go to school; how many of us live in poverty - we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers. In Factfulness, Professor of International Health and a man who can make data sing, Hans Rosling, together with his two long-time collaborators Anna and Ola, offers a radical new explanation of why this happens, and reveals 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. 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. ER -