Sensory Strides #52 Hans Rosling, Factfulness, Elon Musk, Starlink Satellites, Frances Clark

<p><strong>Quote</strong> “There wouldn’t be a sky full of stars if we were all meant to wish on the same one.”– Frances Clark</p> <p>Welcome to the Sensory Strides podcast. Observations of the world through activity, reading, listening, and everything else.</p> <p>52 Hike Challenge – Join us! There are free challenges and lots of swag you can buy. <a href= "https://www.52hikechallenge.com/?rfsn=3543491.754f73&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=3543491.754f73"> https://www.52hikechallenge.com/?rfsn=3543491.754f73&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=3543491.754f73</a></p> <p>#52hikechallenge2020</p> <p>For book club last month, I read Factfulness by Hans Rosling. As most people, I failed the quiz terribly. The piece of information that I will remember from the book is that we often see things in black and white, either or, rather than as a range. The examples throughout the book group many things into four categories, the main one being income. Rather than rich or poor, the levels are 1 where people make less than $2 per day; level 2 where they make between $2 and $8 per day, level 3 $8 to $32 per day, and level 4 where they make more than $32 per day. When you look at the world in these divisions, the opportunities for change and improvement are much more evident. I’ve always known you can make numbers say whatever you want them to say depending on your presentation. This book helped me think about how I listen to the news, look at statistics, and find the real story in numbers.</p> <p>Quiz: <a href= "http://forms.gapminder.org/s3/test-2018">http://forms.gapminder.org/s3/test-2018</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Factfulness-Reasons-World-Things-Better/dp/1250107814/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1586713628&sr=1-1"> https://www.amazon.com/Factfulness-Reasons-World-Things-Better/dp/1250107814/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1586713628&sr=1-1</a></p> <p>The other night I was asleep and my husband came in and got me out of bed to go outside and look