Books like Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
12 books with a reading profile close to Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling. Outward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.
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Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool
by Emily Oster
Also clear-cut · practical, analytical
Emily Oster applies economic logic to early childhood hurdles, analyzing data on breastfeeding, sleep training, and vaccinations.
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Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom is Wrong - and What You Really Need to Know
by Emily Oster
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · practical, analytical
Economics professor Emily Oster applies data analysis to pregnancy by evaluating the scientific studies behind standard medical restrictions.
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In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · practical, analytical
In Michael Pollan’s analysis of the Western diet, he identifies the rise of nutritionism—the ideology that views food merely as a collection of nutrients rather than a whole substance.
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The science of Game of thrones
by Helen Keen
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, accessible
Helen Keen investigates the technical and historical realities behind George R.R.
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SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, accessible
Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner apply microeconomic principles to unconventional human behaviors, arguing that people respond directly to incentives regardless of moral implications.
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Ultra-Processed People: Why We Can't Stop Eating Food That Isn't Food
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, accessible
Chris van Tulleken examines the rise of Ultra-Processed People (UPP) and the industrial manufacturing methods that create substances designed for overconsumption.
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Bad Science
by Ben Goldacre
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, accessible
Ben Goldacre dismantles the misuse of statistics and clinical evidence by nutritionists, pharmaceutical companies, and the mainstream media.
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The World Without Us
by Alan Weisman
Also outward-looking · analytical, accessible
Alan Weisman presents a thought experiment regarding the physical fate of the Earth following the sudden disappearance of the human race.
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How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
by Bill Gates
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · practical, analytical
Bill Gates outlines a technological and economic roadmap to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
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Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are
Also outward-looking · analytical, accessible
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz argues that traditional surveys and public statements are unreliable because people constantly filter their responses to appear socially acceptable.
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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Also outward-looking · analytical, accessible
Steven D.
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Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, accessible
Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths explain how mathematical principles used in computer science apply to human dilemmas.
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