Book Recommendation One

Posted on February 10, 2021February 5, 2021 by Simon

“Urgency is one of the worst distorters of our world view.” Hans Rosling in Factfulness I read Factfulness twice and it definitely was the top book I read in 2020. I quoted it numerous times on th... Read More

The Future

Posted on September 29, 2020August 27, 2020 by Simon

“Any prediction about the future is uncertain.” Hans Rosling in Factfulness (Highly Recommended)... Read More

Opinions

Posted on September 22, 2020August 27, 2020 by Simon

“Be prepared to change an opinion when you discover new facts.” Hans Rosling in Factfulness (Highly Recommended)... Read More

Blame

Posted on September 15, 2020July 30, 2020 by Simon

“The blame instinct is the instinct to find a clear, simple reason for why something bad has happened.” Hans Rosling in Factfulness (Highly Recommended)... Read More

Numbers

Posted on September 8, 2020July 30, 2020 by Simon

“The world cannot be understood without numbers nor can it be understood by numbers alone.” Hans Rosling in Factfulness (Highly Recommended)... Read More

Exaggeration

Posted on September 1, 2020July 30, 2020 by Simon

“Almost every activist exaggerates the problem to which they have dedicated themselves.” Hans Rosling in Factfulness (Highly Recommended)... Read More

Experts

Posted on August 25, 2020July 30, 2020 by Simon

“Experts are experts only within their field.” Hans Rosling in Factfulness (Highly Recommended)... Read More

Factfulness: Change

Posted on August 21, 2020July 26, 2020 by Simon

“Slow Change is Not No Change” Factfulness by Hans Rosling Photo is from my 2018 trip down the Grand Canyon with Western River Expeditions taken with my iPhone7. This is the Navajo Bridge (now two... Read More

Factfulness August

Posted on August 18, 2020July 26, 2020 by Simon

“It is the people, the many, who build society.” Factfulness by Hans Rosling Garden art at the Casa de San Pedro B&B we stayed at near Bisbee AZ. Excellent bird watching.... Read More

Factfulness: Overpopulation

Posted on July 21, 2020June 30, 2020 by Simon

“The only proven method for curbing population growth is to eradicate extreme poverty and give people better lives, including education and contraception.” Hans Rosling in Factfulness (Highly Reco... Read More

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