Entropy is a Death Cult - Howard Bloom, DemystifySci #362

Howard Bloom is an author, scientist, and former music industry
publicist, who argues that entropy has been disastrously
misapplied as a universal law across physics, cosmology, biology,
information theory, and culture. In this episode we explore how a
concept that was initially formulated in context of steam engines
was used to create a story of universe doomed from the start, and
explore Bloom’s radical alternative: that the universe — from
atoms to galaxies, evolution to economics, music to technology —
is not destined for collapse, but driven toward order,
complexity, creativity, and flamboyant progress.PATREON
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https://buy.stripe.com/14A5kC3Od5d21Ms7zPdEs0900:00 Go! Welcome
to the entropy cult00:08:01 The false god of entropy00:16:00 Do
you buy the Big Bang miracle thing?00:20:01 The universe's
complexity00:23:23 Entropy and atomic limitations00:24:28 The
birth of complexity in the universe00:29:12 The role of learning
and perspective in science00:34:04 The complexity of life vs.
entropy00:39:10 Eternal patterns and the emergence of
life00:43:17 The transformation of life and death00:48:10
Transformation and time in science00:50:00 Failures of prediction
in science00:54:05 Universalization and metaphors in
physics00:57:03 Information theory vs. entropy01:00:35
Technology, culture, and metaphors01:05:50 Flamboyance in art and
science01:11:47 The evolution of music and flamboyance01:19:02
Surplus and the pursuit of impossible goals01:22:02 The influence
of music and the quest for ecstasy01:30:11 Crafting authentic
artistic representations01:34:25 The commercialization of
podcasts and media01:35:19 Advertising vs. soul in art01:41:17
Empowerment through artistic expression01:47:03 Exploring
creativity vs. conformity01:52:34 The role of artists in cultural
evolution01:56:44 Transitioning from music industry to
science01:57:39 Coping with illness and energy management02:00:14
The acceptance of group selection02:04:32 The Lucifer Principle
and its themes02:07:49 Nature's duality and human
experience02:10:03 Flamboyance and creativity in nature02:12:34
Dreams of paradise and future aspirations02:16:54 Challenging
apocalyptic narratives02:19:48 The appeal of apocalyptic
beliefs02:21:26 The transformation of early Christianity02:23:01
Science, spirit, and creative expression02:27:11 Science and
human purpose02:30:45 Future endeavors and cosmic
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