Factfulness is hans roslings final effort to help people identify areas. Jan 16, 2007 rosling is professor of international health at swedens karolinska institute, and founder of gapminder, a nonprofit that brings vital global data to life. Hans rosling audio books, best sellers, author bio. The subtitle of the book 10 reasons were wrong about the world and why things are better than you think stays true to his ted talk persona. Nov 16, 2018 roslings interest in the longterm trends in health, education, and longevity permeates the book. His posthumously published book factfulness, coauthored with anna rosling ronnlund and ola.
And the big picture of global developmentwith some surprisingly good newssnaps into sharp focus. Global trends in health and economics come to vivid life. Ten reasons were wrong about the worldand why things are better than you think hardcover april 3, 2018. Apr 03, 2018 the moving, playful memoir of hans rosling, swedish statistics mastermind, researcher extraordinaire and author of the global bestseller, factfulness. The book is an intention to start a discussion about global health. C openhagen, denmark a swedish foundation says hans rosling, a global health professor known for his ability to make numbers and facts entertaining, has died. He spent his life not only understanding how global health was.
And the big picture of global development with some. Who doesnt remember those funky computergenerated visuals designed by his son ola and daughterinlaw anna rosling ronnlund. Tt news agencyreuters h ans rosling was a kind and constantly curious genius. Bill gates calls factfulness one of the most important books time. Critics praised the book for its radical new perspective on social themes and global politics. The moving, playful memoir of hans rosling, swedish statistics mastermind, researcher extraordinaire, and coauthor of the global best seller factfulness how i learned to understand the world a memoir. Hans rosling discusses population growth at the resource 2012 conference in oxford, uk. It was a sad day for those of us working in global health. Hans rosling presents ideas on tackling global challenges such as disease and poverty, at the london school of economics, 2012.
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Hans rosling was a medical doctor, professor of international health and renowned public educator. Nov 26, 2010 hans rosling s famous lectures combine enormous quantities of public data with a sports commentators style to reveal the story of the worlds past, present and future development. To see the global distribution of mental health, look at the global. A few minutes tell you that man has a way with statistics and data presentation. Play with our income mountains, bubble charts and maps. Dec 02, 2014 monroviahans rosling is a global health celebrity, a former head of the division of global health at the karolinska institute in stockholm whose riveting lectures have made him a star of ted.
Why i want to stop talking about the developing world. Hans died in 2017, having devoted the last years of his life to writing this book. Mar 26, 2019 hans died in 2017, having devoted the last years of his life to writing this book. Rosling was a writer, physician, academic, and public speaker. Factfulness is written by hans rosling, a doctor, a researcher, and a lecturer in global health along with his son ola and daughterinlaw anna rosling, both of whom were responsible for compiling the data. Feb 10, 2017 hans rosling sought to fight devastating misconceptions about global development. He was the professor of international health at karolinska institute and was the cofounder and chairman of the gapminder foundation, which developed the trendalyzer software system. Ten reasons were wrong about the worldand why things are better. Dec 14, 2016 hans rosling doesnt consider himself an optimist or a pessimist but rather a possibilist. Hans roslings 200 countries, 200 years, 4 minutes the joy. Gates and his wife melinda went on to befriend rosling, who gained his global audience with insights on how data can help lead to better outcomes in global poverty and health.
Rosling is professor of international health at swedens karolinska institute, and founder of gapminder, a nonprofit that brings vital global data to life. Hans roslings important truths about population growth and. Hans rosling is a swedish academic and scientist who came to popular fame as a ted speaker. Factfulness by hans rosling, an outstanding international public health expert, is a hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts. Oct 10, 2019 next year, the hans rosling center for population health will become home to the department of global health dgh, the institute for health metrics and evaluation, the school of public health, and the uws population health initiative. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Factfulness by hans rosling, an outstanding international public health expert.
Hans rosling continues to dazzle and educate us with his brilliant. The data is presented in the form of bubble charts, graphs and its verified by international organizations. Factfulness is one of the most educational books ive ever read. Hans rosling was a swedish doctor, a professor of global health, and a well. Hans roslings 200 countries, 200 years, 4 minutes the. Hans rosling was a swedish doctor, a professor of global health, and a. My late friend hans rosling called the labels outdated and. Illegal deportations in tanzania dear hans, thanks a lot for bringing up this humanitarian catastrophy to light. Global health is one of the earlier books written by rosling.
Global health by hans rosling, 9789144021980, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Instead, it is about meeting people who have opened my eyes. Then you have to watch this presentation rosling gave in 2007 now viewed by 2. Why i want to stop talking about the developing world bill gates. Factfulness taschenbuch, ola rosling, anna rosling ronnlund. He was the professor of international health at karolinska institute and was. My late friend hans rosling called the labels outdated and meaningless. Mar 27, 2019 in 2018, gates went a step further, offering electronic copies of the late ted talk star hans roslings book, factfulness. Any categorization that lumps together china and the democratic republic of congo is too broad to be useful. He started new courses on global health and coauthored a textbook on global health that promotes a factbased worldview.
Ola rosling and anna rosling roennlund, hans s son and daughterinlaw, were cofounders of the gapminder foundation, and ola its director from 2005 to 2007 and from 2010 to the present day. Hans rosling 1948 2017 was a swedish physician, academic, statistician, and public speaker. Star statistician hans rosling takes on ebola science aaas. Factfulness goodreads meet your next favorite book. Hans roslings famous lectures combine enormous quantities of public data with a sports commentators style to reveal the story of the worlds past, present and future development. Among his talks are discussions on poverty, hiv, and the developing world. The author of the book is hans rosling, a professor of international health and a worldrenowned public educator. Uw names population health building after hans rosling. He spent his life not only understanding how global health was improving but. Why you shouldnt listen to selfserving optimists like. I talk about the developed and developing world all the time, but i shouldnt.
Posted in news tagged child mortality, gapminder, global health, hans rosling, more news, population growth, rosling, svt, video, yes they can life expectancy at birth updated and expanded we have made an update of the indicator life expectancy at birth. In 2018, gates went a step further, offering electronic copies of the late ted talk star hans roslings book, factfulness. Apr 03, 2018 most of you would have either seen the late hans rosling s ted talks or read about bill gates praising him on his blog. Why you shouldnt listen to selfserving optimists like hans. Global trends in health and economics come to vivid. It was a collaboration with several other authors including ann lindstrand and staffan bergstrom. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. Factfulness is roslings last, and posthumous, book. Hans rosling sought to fight devastating misconceptions about global development. However, there is no effort to analyze the technoeconomic regime at the basis of these trends, and how its global diffusion is predicated on a massive increase in the use of fossil fuel and overall resource consumption. Apr 03, 2018 gates and his wife melinda went on to befriend rosling, who gained his global audience with insights on how data can help lead to better outcomes in global poverty and health.
On this weeks episode of twigh, we sit down with doctor, academic, statistician and public speaker prof. The best stats youve ever seen hans rosling youtube. The late hans roslings famous edutainment videos feature a bubbly world. Having worked for 7 years as a missionary in karagwe, your appeal gave me reason to investigate further on the matter of illegal deportations of tanzanian citizens. President barack obama wonderful a passionate and erudite message that is all more moving because it comes from beyond the grave.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Hans rosling doesnt consider himself an optimist or a pessimist but rather a possibilist. It was facts that helped him explain how the world works. He has been described as a jedi master of data visualisation. The new book factfulness by hans rosling, a favorite of bill gates, argues the worlds health, wealth and smarts are not as much of a disaster as some think. Hans rosling was a swedish physician, academic, and public speaker.
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