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"지금까지 읽은 책 중에서 가장 소중하게 여기는 한 권이다. 세상에 관한 명료한 사고를 이끄는 필수적인 지침서이다." -빌 게이츠

"한스 로슬링은 인류진보를 이뤄낸 은밀한 기적에 대한 이야기를 한다. 진보는 왜 종종 조용하고 은밀하게 이루어지는지를 설명한다. 그리고 독자들이 확실하게 이해할 수 있도록 한다.
-멜린다 게이츠

Factfulness: 강력하게 뒷받침하는 사실을 가진 의견만을 주장함으로써 스트레스를 줄이는 습관이다.
전인류의 몇 퍼센트 정도가 기아에 허덕이고 있는가? 왜 세계인구는 늘어나는가? 세계적으로 학교과정을 마치는 소녀들은 과연 얼마나 될까? 등의 글로벌 트렌드에 관한 질문을 받았을 때, 우리는 구조적으로 틀린 답을 얻게 된다. 침팬지가 임의로 고른 답만큼 너무 틀리기 때문에 교사, 기자, 노벨상 수상자, 그리고 투자자들은 항상 추측을 해야 한다.

국제 보건학 교수이자 테드 토크에서 신드롬을 일으킨 한스 고슬링 박사는 오랫동안 함께 연구해온 동료인 애나와 올라와 함께 '왜 이렇게 되는가?'에 대한 새롭고 근본적인 설명을 한다.

우리의 관점을 왜곡시키는 10가지 본능-세상을 두 진영으로 나누려는 경향 (대개는 우리와 그들로 나누려고 한다.), 미디어를 소비하는 방법 (공포가 지배하는 미디어), 진보를 받아들이는 방법 (모든 것들이 나빠지고 있다는 믿음) 등을 밝힌다.

우리의 문제는 우리가 모른다는 것을 모르는 것이다. 그리고 심지어 우리의 추측은 무의식적이고도 예측가능한 편견에 의해 이루어진다는 것이다.

모든 결함에도 불구하고 세상은 우리가 생각하는 것보다 괜찮아지고 있다. 그렇다고 문제가 전혀 없다는 것은 아니다. 하지만, 우리가 세상을 사실에 기반한 시선으로 바라보지 않고, 항상 모든 것에 대해 걱정만 하고 있을 때, 우리는 진정으로 위협하는 것들에 대해서 집중하는 능력을 잃게 될 것이다.

생생한 일화와 감동적인 이야기로 가득한 "Factfulness"는 세상을 바라보는 시각을 바꾸고, 위기에 대처하는 능력을 강화 시켜줄 것이며, 미래에 다가올 기회에도 대비를 해주는 필수적인 지침서이다.

"One of the most important books I've ever read--an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world." - Bill Gates

"Wonderful... a passionate and erudite message that is all 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?" --The Financial Times

"[Factfulness] throws down a gauntlet to doom-and-gloomers in global health by challenging preconceptions and misconceptions [and] is a fabulous read, succinct and lively... This magnificent book ends with a plea for a factual world view. Rosling was optimistic that this outlook will spread, because it is a useful navigational tool in a complex world, and a genuine antidote to negativity and hopelessness. A just tribute to this book and the man would be a global day of celebration for facts about our world. Perhaps Trump should lead the charge on that." --Nature

"Like any good statistician, Rosling uses the tools of his trade (namely, graphs, charts and lots of questionnaires) to argue we're doing too much feeling and not enough thinking when it comes to assessing the world...His goal is to change the way we see the world." --Business Insider

"In an accessible, almost folksy prose, Rosling identifies various reasons why so many of us have ended up with so many faulty ideas about our world." --Booklist

"Hans Rosling tells the story of 'the secret silent miracle of human progress' as only he can. But Factfulness does much more than that. It also explains why progress is so often secret and silent and teaches readers how to see it clearly." --Melinda Gates

"In Hans Rosling's hands, data sings. Global trends in health and economics come to vivid life. And the big picture of global development--with some surprisingly good news--snaps into sharp focus." --TED

"Three minutes with Hans Rosling will change your mind about the world." --Nature

"If you need a break from the mainstream media message about how the world is falling apart, I can highly recommend this fact-filled and super fun book. In fact, I might even suggest that this book should be the starting place for any kind of discussion about economics, politics, and the state of the world in general." --Seeking Alpha

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

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, together with his two long-time collaborators, Anna and Ola, offers a radical new explanation of why this happens. They reveal the ten instincts that distortour perspective―from our tendency to divide the world into two camps (usually some version of us and them) 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 don’t know what we don’t know, and even our guesses are informed by unconscious and predictable biases.

It turns out that the world, for all its imperfections, is in a much better state than we might think. That doesn’t mean there aren’t real concerns. 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 and empower you to respond to the crises and opportunities of the future.

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“This book is my last battle in my life-long mission to fight devastating ignorance…Previously I armed myself with huge data sets, eye-opening software, an energetic learning style and a Swedish bayonet for sword-swallowing. It wasn’t enough. But I hope this book will be.” Hans Rosling, February 2017.

*President Barack Obama recommends by Hans Rosling as one of his Summer Reading picks on Facebook!

★ 이 도서는 Factfulness 미국판 도서입니다.


"One of the most important books I've ever read--an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world." - Bill Gates

"Hans Rosling tells the story of 'the secret silent miracle of human progress' as only he can. But Factfulness does much more than that. It also explains why progress is so often secret and silent and teaches readers how to see it clearly." --Melinda Gates

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

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, together with his two long-time collaborators, Anna and Ola, offers a radical new explanation of why this happens. They reveal the ten instincts that distort our perspective--from our tendency to divide the world into two camps (usually some version of us and them) 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 don't know what we don't know, and even our guesses are informed by unconscious and predictable biases.

It turns out that the world, for all its imperfections, is in a much better state than we might think. That doesn't mean there aren't real concerns. 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 and empower you to respond to the crises and opportunities of the future.

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"This book is my last battle in my life-long mission to fight devastating ignorance...Previously I armed myself with huge data sets, eye-opening software, an energetic learning style and a Swedish bayonet for sword-swallowing. It wasn't enough. But I hope this book will be." Hans Rosling, February 2017.