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Davos experts beaten by chimps!

The experts at the World Economic Forum in Davos were beaten by the chimps, when Hans Rosling asked them about the changing world.

— What percent of one-year-old children in the world are vaccinated against measles?
— Correct answer: 8 out of 10 children.

But only 23% of the crowd got it right. Like many other audiences, they answered worse than random. They were beaten by the chimps, who pick the right answer 33% of the time, by pure chance.

— How can “World Experts” be so terribly wrong about the success of global primary health care?
— Correct answer: misconceptions are everywhere!

The video is here: Sustainable Development: Demystifying the Facts with audio in English, Chinese, French, German, Japanese & Spanish!