Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than You Think

any picture of progress in society and politics has to involve some progress in how we think and feel: an escape from illusions and delusions, attachments and symbols that no longer serve us well, towards some deeper and more accurate truths. Much of what we count as progress has been a progress in consciousness of just this kind—progress in our kn

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“The Official Future” tells us to “think exponentially, act incrementally,” beckoning us to utilize foresight in service of the ever-expanding present systems of quantifying, micro-analyzing, extracting, consuming, and automating. This way of futuring is at the heart of Epistemic Uncertainty. “The Emergent Future” instead challenges us to “ think t... See more

Le plus souvent, c’est notre instinct négatif qui nous induit en erreur. L’instinct qui nous conduit à remarquer ce qui va mal plutôt que ce qui va bien. Il s’appuie sur trois phénomènes : les souvenirs déformés du passé ; les informations sélectives des journalistes et des activistes ; et le sentiment que, tant que les choses vont mal, il faudrait

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