Hans Rosling
Author
Lexile measure
1000L
Language
English
Description
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. In Factfulness, Professor of International Health and global TED phenomenon Hans Rosling,...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
x, 244 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
The late WHO advisor, co-founder of Sweden's Doctors Without Borders traces his remarkable career spent in environments ranging from an emergency clinic in Mozambique to the World Economic Forum at Davos.