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Torbjorn Toby Jorgensen
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“The only proven method for curbing population growth is to eradicate extreme poverty”
― Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World—and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
― Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World—and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
“Education is a public good that builds the capacity of a nation to wisely govern itself, and promotes equal opportunity.”
― The Common Good
― The Common Good
“Forming your worldview by relying on the media would be like forming your view about me by looking only at a picture of my foot.”
― Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World—and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
― Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World—and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
“In 2016 a total of 40 million commercial passenger flights landed safely at their destinations. Only ten ended in fatal accidents. Of course, those were the ones the journalists wrote about: 0.000025 percent of the total. Safe flights are not newsworthy”
― Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World—and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
― Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World—and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
“History isn’t a single narrative, but thousands of alternative narratives. Whenever we choose to tell one, we are also choosing to silence others. Human”
― Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow
― Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow
Art History
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For anyone interested in the history of art!
Ancient & Medieval Historical Fiction
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The focus of this group is historical fiction set in Ancient and Medieval eras(with some post Medieval), in any geographical location. Preference is g ...more
Green Group
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The Green group is about living in a sustainable manner--how human activity affects the environment and how a changing climate/environment affects how ...more
Torbjorn Toby’s 2024 Year in Books
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