TED Talks Education How not to be ignorant about the world | Hans and Ola Rosling
Sep 11, 2014
Hans Rosling, a renowned Swedish physician and global development expert, alongside Ola Rosling, co-founder of Gapminder, takes listeners on an enlightening journey through common misconceptions about global progress. They engage the audience with a quiz revealing surprising truths, such as the dramatic decrease in deaths from natural disasters and the significant rise in global female schooling. Ola discusses the roots of public ignorance and shares effective rules to cultivate a fact-based worldview, empowering listeners to better understand the world.
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Audience Vs. Chimps: A Humbling Quiz
- Hans Rosling quizzed audiences and found many scored worse than random, sometimes beaten by chimpanzees he tested at the zoo.
- He used these surprises to show how widespread public ignorance about global trends is.
The Camel Died: One Global Income Hump
- The world economy shifted from a two-hump 'camel' shape to one central hump as middle incomes grew.
- That merging shows many people moved out of extreme poverty into a global middle.
Four Sources of Global Ignorance
- Ola Rosling explains ignorance stems from personal bias, outdated schooling, and sensational news coverage.
- These combined with human intuition produce systematically skewed worldviews.