Howard Bloom si concentra sul comportamento di massa, dalle particelle subatomiche alle società umane. Il suo lavoro intreccia scienza, storia e cultura per svelare le forze che plasmano l'evoluzione umana e cosmica. L'approccio di Bloom è caratterizzato da una fusione unica di rigorosa indagine scientifica e profonda intuizione, mirando a comprendere i complessi schemi che governano l'azione collettiva. Offre ai lettori una prospettiva avvincente sui meccanismi che guidano la storia e lo sviluppo della coscienza di massa nel tempo.
Visionary thinker Bloom insists that global society has only begun to realize its full potential. The author offers insights as to why he sees crisis as opportunity. In more than 80 short, fast chapters, insights appear like quick bursts of light.
Bloom draws an analogy between the biological material whose primordial multiplication began life on earth and the ideas, or "memes," that define, give cohesion to, and justify human superorganisms.
The Great Crash of 2009 prompts critical examination of global capitalism and American leadership, questioning the sustainability of Western civilization. It explores themes of decline and survival, challenging readers to consider whether American values and systems can endure in a rapidly changing world. The book delves into the implications of economic turmoil and its potential to reshape societal structures, provoking thought on the future of both America and the West as a whole.
Before Timothy Leary, before free love, before the word hippie became a part of the preferred nomenclature, Howard Bloom and his band of explorers were pushing boundaries and minds. Embarking on a great journey that took him from his home in Buffalo, NY, to Washington, to California, to Israel, to New York City, along the way learning much and gaining in experience--some of that experience crushing the morals and mores of the previous generation--and most importantly, he gained insight. Bloom horrified his parents, shocked his teachers, seeking the form of spiritual enlightenment called satori, and finding sex instead.How I Accidentally Started the Sixties is the untold story of the birth of a decade.
A science nerd with no knowledge of popular music plunges into the dark
underbelly of science and fame where new superstars are made and embarks on a
hunt for the gods inside of you and me. In the process, he helps build or
sustain the careers of over one hundred of the biggest rock-and-roll stars.
A Scientific Expedition Into the Forces of History
448pagine
16 ore di lettura
A revolutionary work that explores the intricate relationships between genetics, human behaviour, and culture to put forth the thesis that 'evil' is a by-product of nature's strategies for creation and that it is woven into our most basic biological fabric.;