Howard Bloom
5 archived appearances · 2001–2006
EvolutionMass BehaviorScienceCulture
Howard Bloom (born June 25, 1943) is a former music industry publicist turned author and scientific thinker, known for his ambitious works exploring mass behavior, evolution, and the interconnected nature of human civilization through concepts like the "Global Brain." On Art Bell's programs, he drew on his books The Lucifer Principle and Global Brain to argue that competition and conflict are essential engines of cosmic creativity.
On the air with Art · 5
Oct 23, 2001 · 2h 39m
Paleopsychological Mass Behavior
Art Bell welcomes Howard Bloom, founder of the International Paleopsychology Project, for a sweeping discussion on the mass psychology driving the post-9/11 conflict. Bloom argues that the war against terrorism is fundamentally a battle of determination and social cohesion, drawing parallels between modern Islamic f...Aug 21, 2004 · 2h 52m
Nuclear 9-11
Art Bell sits down with polymath Howard Bloom, author of Global Brain, for a wide-ranging discussion that connects Michael Jackson's genius to Osama bin Laden's apocalyptic ideology. Bloom, who managed Jackson's public image in the mid-1980s, describes the pop star as the most astonishing person he has ever met, pos...May 21, 2005 · 2h 54m
Militant Islam, Avian Flu, & Energy
Art Bell welcomes polymath Howard Bloom for a wide-ranging discussion that begins with the 9/11 conspiracy movement. Bloom argues that conspiracy theorists refuse to acknowledge that civilizations outside the West possess genuine power and capability. He draws a parallel to the Byzantines, who destroyed themselves t...Feb 12, 2006 · 2h 30m
The Middle East and Green Fuel
Howard Bloom joins Art Bell to discuss the Middle East, biofuels, flex-fuel vehicles, Iran, and intelligence emerging from the Big Bang after Art's opening headlines. Art opens with Vice President Cheney's hunting accident and record-breaking weather, including the warmest January on record. He highlights NASA scien...Aug 6, 2006 · 2h 40m
Space and the Middle East
Howard Bloom, founder of the International Paleopsychology Project and Big Bang Tango Media Lab, joins Art Bell to analyze the Middle East crisis, Iran, Hezbollah, NASA, and space solar power after Art's opening world-news roundup. Art covers the escalating Israel-Hezbollah conflict, BP shutting down half of Alaska...
