I finished reading Factfulness by Hans Rosling on my commute this morning. Even Bill Gates recommends giving this book a read. Hans goes over 10 biases that cause people to feel like to world is much worse than what it actually is. The book is easy to read and I like the stories of Hans questioning his own biases. There is also this 4 minute read summary of the book too.
You should watch this TED talk by Hans back in 2007:
The 10 Dramatic Instances
Hans goes through 10 biases that cause us to over dramatise the world we live in. he kicks off the book with a questionnaire that helps highlight the incorrect world view we all hold in our heads. Alot of these instinct feed into our own internal fears and make them even louder. E.G. the fear of a rapidly changing tech scene that we can’t keep up with.
Population growth will not explode
It is already starting to even out. The upper estimate now is around 11 billion people by 2100. I really like this visualisation by Hans: