How Not to Be Ignorant About the World

Discover how to challenge common misconceptions about global trends in this eye-opening TED talk by Hans and Ola Rosling. Engage with an interactive audience quiz that reveals surprising statistics on global population, health, and income. Learn four practical strategies from Ola Rosling to quickly improve your understanding of world facts. Explore fascinating topics including changes in natural disaster deaths, extreme poverty rates, and global vaccination coverage. Examine personal biases and common misconceptions about global progress. Gain insights into income distribution patterns and future population projections. Acquire valuable tools to critically assess information and develop a more accurate worldview in just 19 minutes.

Intro
How did deaths per year from natural disasters change in the last century?
In the last 20 years the percent of people living in extreme poverty has...?
What percentage of the world's one-year old Children are vaccinated against measles? US US Swedish EU
Personal bias
EVERYTHING GET WORSE
Rule of thumb #1 MOST THINGS IMPROVE
RICH OR POOR
Rule of thumb 112 ONE HUMP
FIRST RICH, THEN SOCIAL
SHARKS ARE DANGEROUS
Number of people by income 2035