How I Learned to Understand the World by Hans Rosling

BATB score: 7/10 🌟

I would love to hear Hans Rosling's opinion on our current covid19 pandemic - especially how he noticed that Ebola spread via moving Ebola-dead-loved-ones around communities as a cultural ritual of respect.

Best for: it's a memoir; true fanclubs of Hans Rosling #RIPHansRosling

Fanclub criteria: (1) have read and loved "Factfulness" by Hans, Ola, and Anna Rosling (2) have watched and adored Hans' 2006 TED Talk

Best to: complete the fanclub criteria both #1 and #2 above before considering this book

Best as: old school field research > scaled questionnaires; cultural context > pragmatic reasonings; #bookstagram

Brilliant alert: Hans solved for incurable cripple disease with answer cyanide stricken cassava roots. the toxin could have been cleared by washing the roots prior to cooking. yet, the drought (river dried out) and starvation made people skipped this step leading to detrimental consequences.