A hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases. - review of FactfulnessOne of the most important books I've ever read - an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world. - review of FactfulnessWonderful. a passionate and erudite message that is all the more moving because it comes from beyond the grave. His knack for presentation and delight in statistics come across on every page. Who else would choose a chart of "guitars per capita" as a proxy for human progress? - Financial Times (review for Factfulness)A powerful antidote to pervasive pessimism and populist untruths. - Observer, Book of the Year (Factfulness) Factfulness . , a light-hearted but data-rich book, calibrates our view of the world and explains how our cognitive processes can lead us astray - New Statesman, The best books of 2018 (Factfulness).
How I Learned to Understand the World