Factfulness:The stress-reducing habit ofonly carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts.

When asked simple questions about global trendswhat percentage of theworlds population live in poverty; why the worlds population is increasing;how many girls finish schoolwe systematically get the answers wrong. Sowrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguessteachers, journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers.

InFactfulness, Professor of International Health and global TEDphenomenon Hans Rosling, together with his two long-time collaborators, Annaand Ola, offersa radical new explanation of why this happens. Theyrevealthe ten instincts that distort our perspectivefrom ourtendency to divide the world into two camps (usually some version ofusandthem)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 dont know what we dont know, and even our guesses areinformed by unconscious and predictable biases.

It turns out that the world, for all its imperfections, is in a much betterstate than we might think.That doesnt mean there arent realconcerns. But when we worry about everything all the time instead of embracinga worldview based on facts, we can lose our ability to focus on the things thatthreaten us most.

Inspiring and revelatory, filled with lively anecdotes and movingstories,Factfulnessis an urgent and essential book thatwill change the way you see the world and empower you to respond to the crisesand opportunities of the future.

About the Author

Co-founder of Gapminder (www.gapminder.org) to promote afact based worldview everyone can understand. Developed Dollar Street(www.dollarstreet.org), that can be seen in my TED talk from 2017. Co-writer ofFactfulness. Have three kids and two cats.