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Howard Bloom

Howard Bloom

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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." As a guest on late-night radio, he drew on his books The Lucifer Principle and Global Brain to argue that competition and conflict are essential engines of cosmic creativity.

Consciousness & the Afterlife

Books2

The Lucifer Principle

The Lucifer Principle

1995

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Global Brain

Global Brain

2000

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Episodes5

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Episode thumbnail for October 23, 2001: Paleopsychological Mass Behavior - Howard Bloom

October 23, 2001: Paleopsychological Mass Behavior - Howard Bloom

Oct 23, 2001
2h 39m
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...
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August 21, 2004: Nuclear 9-11 - Howard Bloom

Aug 21, 2004
2h 52m
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...
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Episode thumbnail for May 21, 2005: Militant Islam, Avian Flu, & Energy - Howard Bloom

May 21, 2005: Militant Islam, Avian Flu, & Energy - Howard Bloom

May 21, 2005
2h 54m
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...
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Episode thumbnail for February 12, 2006: The Middle East and Green Fuel - Howard Bloom

February 12, 2006: The Middle East and Green Fuel - Howard Bloom

Feb 12, 2006
2h 30m
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...
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Episode thumbnail for August 6, 2006: Space and the Middle East - Howard Bloom

August 6, 2006: Space and the Middle East - Howard Bloom

Aug 6, 2006
2h 40m
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...