Cómo aprendí a entender el mundo

In 2017, when Hans Rosling died of cancer, he was writing two books. The first would be Factfulness, a global bestseller in which he explained why we tend to be more pessimistic than we should and why the world is better than what the news usually tells us. The second are these memories: a first-person, sincere and captivating account, without numbers in between, about how Rosling went from being a committed doctor to an eminence in the study of major global trends such as hunger, illiteracy or hope. of life. With a sly humor, a great fascination for life and a unique talent for telling inspiring stories, Rosling recounts countless adventures such as a trip to India in which he met several extraordinary human beings; a stay in Mozambique in which he treated patients whose legs were paralyzed by an epidemic; or the strange story of his travels to Cuba and his meeting with Fidel Castro. Rosling was a master at illuminating our understanding of the world with graphs and data, and someone who had great confidence in human possibilities. In this unforgettable book, he shows the most human side of him and recalls a life full of memorable events that ended too soon and that helped make the world a little better.