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Med udgangspunkt i statistisk materiale gøres der op med det negative verdenssyn, det sort/hvide syn på virkeligheden og de menneskelige instinkters evne til at forhindre rationel tænkning.
As a non-fiction read, this was interesting and informative. I especially liked the suggestions of how I can think more critically about the information that is fed to me about the state of the world. The illustrating examples the authors used were entertaining and got me thinking. ( )
This is a must read for just about everybody. If you're depressed about the state of the world, this book will help you see how much progress HAS been made (yes, there's still more to be made). If you want to take action to make the world better, this book has some steps you can take to do that. If you want to learn to think critically, this book will give you some tips and pointers on how to do that.
Just a very well written book peppered with personal anecdotes from Dr. Rosling as well as plenty of facts and figures. ( )
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À la courageuse femme aux pieds nus dont je ne connais pas le nom, mais dont les arguments rationnels m’ont protégé d’une foule d’hommes en colère et armés de machettes.
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I love the circus. (Introduction, Why I Love the Circus)
Where it all started
It was October 1995 and little did I know that after my class that evening, I was going to start my lifelong fight against global misconceptions.
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When we have a fact-based worldview, we can see that the world is not as bad as it seems -- and we can see what we have to do to keep making it better.
Med udgangspunkt i statistisk materiale gøres der op med det negative verdenssyn, det sort/hvide syn på virkeligheden og de menneskelige instinkters evne til at forhindre rationel tænkning.
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