Essential reading in the time of coronavirus: the international bestseller that will make you realise things are better than you thought
The author renowned for being a Brian Cox or Atul Gawande-like figure in the field of statistics completed this statement on the post-truth power of facts with his son and daughter-in-law prior to his death in 2017, revealing here the ten instincts that lead the public to misinterpret urgent global realities.
An insistently hopeful, fact-based booster shot for a doomsaying, world-weary population [which] parts the dingy curtains of global pessimism to reveal an alternate and uplifting perspective on the state of world issues today. Co-written with Rosling's son and daughter-in-law, the book effectively educates, uplifts, and reassures readers. . . In compelling readers to comprehend the positive aspects of world changes using practical thinking tools, Rosling delivers a sunny global prognosis with a sigh of relief. - Kirkus
