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When asked simple questions about global trends ― what percentage of the world's population lives 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.
"Factfulness" offers a radical new explanation of why this happens, outlining 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).
Note: Bill Gates gave away free copies of this book to college graduates. Gates has lauded "Factfulness" as "One of the most important books I've ever read ― an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world."