The Lucifer Priciple is a revolutionary work that explores the intricate relationships among genetics, human behavior, and culture to put forth the thesis that âevilâ is a by-product of natureâs strategies for creation and that it is woven into our most basic biological fabric. Though this argument is not a new oneâit has been brought forth by such great historical figures as St. Paul, Thomas Hobbes, and Raymond DartâHoward Bloom here takes fresh data from a variety of sources and shapes it into a lens through which listeners can reinterpret the human experience.
Howard Bloom has debated one-on-one with senior officials from Egyptâs Muslim Brotherhood and Gazaâs Hamas on Iranâs al-Alam TV. He has dissected headline issues over thirty times on Saudi Arabiaâs KSA2-TV, Ekhbariya TV, Economics TV, and on Iranâs global English-language Press-TV. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubaiâs ruler, who doubles as the prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, has named a racehorse after one of Bloomâs books. And Britainâs Channel 4 TV says Bloom is the Einstein, Newton, Darwin, and Freud of the twenty-first century.
David Sloan Wilson is an evolutionary biologist with a special interest in human biocultural evolution, and Distinguished Professor of Biology and Anthropology at Binghamton University. He is the author of Evolution for Everyone and The Neighborhood Project, as well as several academic books including Does Altruism Exist? and Darwinâs Cathedral. He is the president of The Evolution Institute and is the editor in chief of the instituteâs online magazine This View of Life.
Malcolm Hillgartner has narrated over 175 audiobooks. He was named an AudioFile Best Voice of 2013. His work ranges from children's titles such as On the Blue Comet (AudioFile Best of 2011, Earphones), and Neal Stevenson's sci-fi epic REAMDE (Audible.com Best of 2011) to the biographies Kissinger (AudioFile Best of 2013, Earphones) and Cheever (AudioFile Best of 2009, Earphones). He is also an accomplished actor, writer, and musician. With his wife and partner, Jahnna Beecham, he has written over 130 books for teens and young readers, as well as the musicals Chaps! and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Musical, which have been produced in the U.S. and Canada.