Are we in the middle of a generational war? Are Millennials really entitled 'snowflakes'? Are Baby Boomers stealing their children's futures? Are Generation X the saddest generation? Will Generation Z fix the climate crisis?

Revealing and informative, The Generation Divide provides a bold new framework for understanding the most divisive issues raging today: from culture wars to climate change and mental health to housing.

Including data from all over the globe, and with powerful implications for humanity's future, this big-thinking book will transform how you view the world.

Previously published as Generations.

'Subtle and compelling.' Observer 'One of the best books of 2021.' The Times Are we in the middle of a generational war? Are Millennials really entitled 'snowflakes'? Are Baby Boomers stealing their children's futures? Are Generation X the saddest generation? Will Generation Z fix the climate crisis? In this original and deeply researched book, Professor Bobby Duffy explores whether when we're born determines our attitudes to money, sex, religion, politics and much else. Informed by unique analysis of hundreds of studies, Duffy reveals that many of our preconceptions are just that: tired stereotypes. Revealing and informative, Generations provides a bold new framework for understanding the most divisive issues raging today: from culture wars to climate change and mental health to housing. Including data from all over the globe, and with powerful implications for humanity's future, this big-thinking book will transform how you view the world.

'Subtle and compelling.' Observer 'One of the best books of 2021.' The Times Are we in the middle of a generational war? Are Millennials really entitled 'snowflakes'? Are Baby Boomers stealing their children's futures? Are Generation X the saddest generation? Will Generation Z fix the climate crisis? In this original and deeply researched book, Professor Bobby Duffy explores whether when we're born determines our attitudes to money, sex, religion, politics and much else. Informed by unique analysis of hundreds of studies, Duffy reveals that many of our preconceptions are just that: tired stereotypes. Revealing and informative, Generations provides a bold new framework for understanding the most divisive issues raging today: from culture wars to climate change and mental health to housing. Including data from all over the globe, and with powerful implications for humanity's future, this big-thinking book will transform how you view the world.

Stellen Sie sich selbst einmal die folgende Frage: Wie hoch ist der Anteil der Bevoelkerung in Ihrem Land, der 65 Jahre oder alter ist? In den 14 Landern, in denen die Umfrage durchgefuhrt wurde, war die durchschnittliche Schatzung um 20 Prozent hoeher als der reale Anteil an der Bevoelkerung. Viele Menschen meinen, wir leben in einer uberalterten Gesellschaft. Das Meinungsforschungsinstitut Ipsos hat vielerlei Fragen zu verschiedenen Themen gestellt, dabei war auffallig, dass viele Ereignisse in ihrer Haufigkeit massiv uberschatzt werden: etwa Teenagerschwangerschaften oder terroristische Anschlage. Das eigene Gewicht oder der Body Mass Index werden dagegen haufig unterschatzt. Woher kommt das? Welche Rolle spielen die Medien? Und vor allem welche Rolle spielen verzerrte Sichtweisen, derer wir uns gar nicht bewusst sind? Das Auseinanderdriften von Realitat und subjektive Wahrnehmung kann zu einem Nahrboden fur Fake News werden. Aber selbst in Bereichen, in denen sich Fakten uberprufen lassen, kursieren Fake News. Fake News werden fur das Erreichen bestimmter Zwecke bewusst eingesetzt. Wie aber erkenne ich Fake News? Dieses Buch soll Ihnen helfen, Fahigkeiten zu entwickeln, Unwahrheiten als solche zu erkennen und Fehlwahrnehmungen gegenuber kritischer zu sein. Der Autor zeigt anhand zahlreicher Beispiele Hilfen auf, die uns dabei unterstutzen koennen. Fake News erzeugen haufig eine Sicht der Welt, nach der alles immer nur schlimmer wird. Die gute Nachricht ist, es gibt Anlass zu Optimismus. Der Autor zeigt Statistiken auf, die belegen, dass sich vieles gerade im internationalen Bereich zum Positiven verandert wie die Bekampfung der Armut, die Verbesserungen im Gesundheitswesen und die fortschreitende Alphabetisierung.

Do you eat too much sugar? What proportion of your country are immigrants? What does it cost to raise a child? How much tax do the rich pay? Are we more ignorant than we used to be? Take a minute to answer these questions. No matter how educated you are, this book suggests you are likely to be very wrong indeed. Informed by exclusive research across 40 countries, conducted by global polling firm Ipsos, The Perils of Perception investigates why we don't know basic facts about the world around us. Using the latest research into the media and decision science, this book will transform the way you engage with the world.

New Statesman's Best Books of 2018 'Mandatory reading' Steven Pinker Do you eat too much sugar? What proportion of your country are immigrants? What does it cost to raise a child? How much tax do the rich pay? Are we more ignorant than we used to be? Take a minute to answer these questions. No matter how educated you are, this book suggests you are likely to be very wrong indeed. Informed by exclusive research across 40 countries, conducted by global polling firm Ipsos, The Perils of Perception investigates why we don't know basic facts about the world around us. Using the latest research into the media and decision science, Bobby Duffy asks how we can address our ignorance and why the populations of some countries seem better informed than others. Essential reading in the so-called 'post-truth' era, this book will transform the way you engage with the world.