Tag Archives: thinking
Factfulness
First things first: if you’ve never seen any of Hans Rosling’s TED Talks, please go and watch this one right now. His talks are way more important than my blog. (But come right back!) * * * Isn’t he fantastic! … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, critical thinking, development, Factfulness, global health, Hans Rosling, health care, progress, public health, thinking
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Mindset
Everyone knows there are two kinds of people in the world: those who divide the world into two kinds of people and those who do not. Well Carol Dweck, a professor of psychology at Stanford, is clearly one of the … Continue reading
The Black Swan
Nassim Nicholas Taleb, options trader cum philosopher, defines a Black Swan as an extremely improbable event that has huge impact. Think 9/11 or the current subprime lending crisis. The title comes from the fact that black swans – the birds … Continue reading
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