How I Learned to Understand the World
How I Learned to Understand the World by Hans Rosling, published by Hodder & Stoughton on November 5, 2020, is a memoir that explores the author’s journey from a young scientist to a revolutionary thinker. This edition, comprising 256 pages, presents Rosling’s reflections on the people who influenced his understanding of the world, emphasizing the role of curiosity and commitment in his life and work.
In this book, readers will discover how Rosling’s experiences, from an emergency clinic in Mozambique to the World Economic Forum at Davos, shaped his perspective on global issues. The narrative is enriched by his collaboration with Swedish journalist Fanny Härgestam, showcasing a storytelling style that engages and informs. The work touches on themes of science, technology, and personal memoir, offering insights into how facts and human connections can illuminate complex realities.
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This is a book that contains very few numbers. Instead, it is about meeting people who have opened my eyes.
It was facts that helped him explain how the world works. But it was curiosity and commitment that made the late Hans Rosling, author of worldwide bestseller Factfulness, the most popular researcher of our time.
How I Learned to Understand the World is Hans Rosling’s own story of how a young scientist learned became a revolutionary thinker, and takes us from the swelter of an emergency clinic in Mozambique, to the World Economic Forum at Davos.
In collaboration with Swedish journalist Fanny Härgestam, Hans Rosling wrote his memoir with the same joy of storytelling that made a whole world listen when he spoke.
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