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"Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World—and Why Things Are Better Than You Think" |
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I read "Factfulness" with a book club this spring. Hans Rosling makes a
convincing case that most people have an unreasonably pessimistic view of the
world based on old beliefs that have never been examined or checked against current evidence.
For example, we hear a lot about global overpopulation. Here's a question from Rosling's factfulness quiz:
There are 2 billion children in the world today, aged 0 to 15 years old. How many children will there be in the year 2100, according to the United Nations?
A. 4 billion
B. 3 billion
C. 2 billion
Fewer than 10% of Americans get this question right.1
