The power of facts

What do you think - would you beat a chimpanzee in a knowledge test? This audiobook may reveal that - no. Basic questions about our planet, For example, what percentage of the population lives in extreme poverty, the rate at which the population is growing, what is the level of education, how violent our world is, how climate change threatens us, most people answer incorrectly. Even the answers of teachers, journalists, investment bankers, experts and even Nobel laureates scored worse than the completely random answers of chimpanzees. Hans Rosling, a Swedish physician, scientist, professor of international health and global TED conference phenomenon, and his colleagues offer an answer to why this is so and change our largely misguided view of the world. It reveals ten instincts, that cause our distorted vision - from the tendency to divide the world into two camps (usually us and them), through it, how the news from the media affects us, after that, how we perceive progress (we are majority convinced, that the world is going for the worse). But it turns out that, for all its shortcomings, the world is in much better shape than we think. This does not mean that there are no longer real problems and risks. But if we are constantly afraid of everything and refuse to base our perception of the world on facts, it is easy to overlook the biggest threats. The Power of Facts is an inspiring audiobook, full of information and positive findings that will fundamentally change the way you perceive and evaluate the world. And in the light of the true facts, it will teach you how to respond to the crises and challenges of the future.