Bøger af Howard Bloom

The Lucifer Principle is a revolutionary work that explores the intricate relationships between genetics, human behavior, 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. In a sweeping narrative that moves lucidly among sophisticated scientific disciplines and covers the entire span of the earth's, as well as mankind's, history, Howard Bloom challenges some of our most popular scientific assumptions. Drawing on evidence from studies of the most primitive organisms to those on ants, apes, and humankind, the author makes a persuasive case that it is the group, or "superorganism", rather than the lone individual that really matters in the evolutionary struggle. But, Bloom asserts, the prominence of society and culture does not necessarily mitigate against our most violent, aggressive instincts. In fact, under the right circumstances the mentality of the group will only amplify our most primitive and deadly urges. In Bloom's most daring contention he 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. Some of the most familiar memes are utopian in nature - Christianity or Marxism; nonetheless, these are fueled by the biological impulse to climb to the top of the hierarchy. With the meme's insatiable hunger to enlarge itself, we have a precise prescription for war. Biology is not destiny; but human culture is not always the buffer to our more primitive instincts we would like to think it is. In these complex threads of thought lies the LuciferPrinciple, and only through understanding its mandates will we be able to avoid the nuclear crusades that await us in the twenty-first century.

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.

You Are the Bulls EyeDabiq—the magazine of ISIS, the Islamic State—mentions “dirty bombs in Manhattan.”AP reports that, “An al-Qaida leader has said 4 million Americans will have to be killed ‘as a prerequisite to any Islamic victory.’”Iran says it knows the 29 key weak points it can attack to wipe out “Anglo-Saxon civilization.” It’s openly perfecting nuclear-ready missiles that will be capable of reaching Washington and New York as early as 2020.Pakistan has 130 “Islamic bombs,” 130 nuclear warheads. It also has three long-range stealth submarines that could be equipped with nuclear missiles on a minute’s notice, ocean-going submarines that could wipe out up to sixteen American cities. Our navy has enormous difficulty detecting these subs. And Pakistan is in danger of being taken over by its Muslim extremists.Meanwhile Boko Haram’s leader Abubakar Shekau warns that he will kill you and sell your daughters as sex slaves in the marketplace. He’s already done that with thousands of girls in Nigeria.ISIS explains that you are an enemy of Allah if you believe in democracy, freedom, rule of law, national independence, scientific thinking, secularism, the Constitution, gay rights, or human rights. And ISIS brags that its goal is “terrorizing, massacring, and humiliating the enemies of Allah.” That means you.How will that “terror, massacre, and humiliation” against you be achieved?How does the life of Muhammad determine the answer?The Muhammad Code is the story of how a desert prophet set us up for the “death cults” of ISIS, al Qaeda, and Boko Haram.It’s the story of the only founder of a major religion ever to command 65 military campaigns and personally lead 27 of them. And the first to conquer 317 square miles of territory a day. It’s the story of how that prophet set up your ancestors and mine for over 1,300 years of attack and enslavement, the story of how he laid the groundwork for the destruction of superpowers far more potent than the United States, and the story of how he started the longest-running world war in history.The Muhammad Code is the story of how that prophet demands that his never-ending war be turned against you and me.

How does the cosmos do something it has long been thought that only gods could achieve? How does an inanimate universe generate stunning new forms and unbelievable new powers without a Creator? How does the cosmos create? That's the central question of a book that in its original edition was called profound, extraordinary, provocative, mind-bending, and daring. Author Howard Bloom takes you on a scientific expedition into the secret heart of a cosmos you've never seen. Not just any cosmos. An electrifyingly inventive cosmos. An obsessive-compulsive cosmos. A driven, ambitious cosmos. A cosmos of colossal shocks. A cosmos of screaming, stunning surprise. A cosmos that breaks five of science's most sacred laws. Yes, five. At the end of this intellectual thrill-ride is a whole new theory of the beginning, middle, and end of the universethe Bloom toroidal model, also known as the big bagel theorywhich explains two of the biggest mysteries in physics: dark energy and why, if antimatter and matter are created in equal amounts, there is so little antimatter in this universe. Called ';truly awesome' by Nobel Prizewinner Dudley Herschbach, this paperback edition of The God Problem will pull you in with the irresistible attraction of a black hole and spit you out again enlightened with the force of a big bang. Be prepared to have your mind blown.