Dr Hans Rosling, who died in February 2017, became an international phenomenon due to the work he did with his son and daughter-in-law, Ola and Anna: 20m+ views across their many TED talks; one of Time’s 100 most influential people; and cited by Bill Gates as a ‘true inspiration’.
In this talk based on his last book Factfulness, which Hans described as “my last battle in my life-long mission to fight devastating ignorance, and my final attempt at making an impact on the world,” Hans’s two lifelong collaborators, Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling- Rönnlund, will reveal the ten dramatic instincts, and the key preconceptions, that lead to us consistently misunderstanding how the world really works. Why when you ask people simple questions about global trends, they systematically get the answers wrong. How many young women go to school? What’s the average life expectancy across the world? What will the global population will be in 2050? Do the majority of people live in rich or poor countries?
This talk on Factfulness is a must for anyone who wants to really understand the world.
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“To have Hans Rosling as a teacher is one of the biggest honours in the world.” – Melinda Gates
Hans Rosling
Hans Rosling (27 July 1948 – 7 February 2017) was a medical doctor, professor of international health and renowned public educator. He was an adviser to the World Health Organization and UNICEF, and co-founded Médecins sans Frontières in Sweden and the Gapminder Foundation. His TED talks have been viewed more than 35 million times, and he was listed as one of Time Magazine's 100 most influential people in the world. Hans died in 2017, having devoted the last years of his life to writing this book.
Anna Rosling Rönnlund
Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Rönnlund, Hans's son and daughter-in-law, were co-founders of the Gapminder Foundation, and Ola its director from 2005 to 2007 and from 2010 to the present day. After Google acquired the bubble-chart tool called Trendalyzer, invented and designed by Anna and Ola, Ola became head of Google's Public Data Team and Anna the team's senior user experience (UX) designer. They have both received international awards for their work.
Ola Rosling
Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Rönnlund, Hans's son and daughter-in-law, were co-founders of the Gapminder Foundation, and Ola its director from 2005 to 2007 and from 2010 to the present day. After Google acquired the bubble-chart tool called Trendalyzer, invented and designed by Anna and Ola, Ola became head of Google's Public Data Team and Anna the team's senior user experience (UX) designer. They have both received international awards for their work.
