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The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind, first published in 1895, is a classic psychology text that is both thorough and easy to understand. It is considered seminal work in the study of crowd psychology. In it, Le Bon covers many aspects of crowd psychology and writes that crowd psychology exhibits "impulsiveness, irritability, incapacity to reason".

In this fascinating book, New Yorker business columnist James Surowiecki explores a deceptively simple idea: Large groups of people are smarter than an elite few, no matter how brilliant–better at solving problems, fostering innovation, coming to wise decisions, even predicting the future...

The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind is a seminal work on crowd psychology by Gustave Le Bon (1841-1931), a French social psychologist. He observes that a crowd forms when an influential idea unites a number of individuals and prompts them to act towards a common goal. In a crowd, the conscious personality of the individual is submerged and dominated by the collective mind. Furthermore, every sentiment becomes contagious to a degree that individuals readily sacrifice their personal interest to the collective.

In The Madness of Crowds Douglas Murray investigates the dangers of ‘woke’ culture and the rise of identity politics. In lively, razor-sharp prose he examines the most controversial issues of our moment: sexuality, gender, technology and race, with interludes on the Marxist foundations of ‘wokeness’, the impact of tech and how, in an increasingly online culture, we must relearn the ability to forgive.

“No one in this world, so far as I know, has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people.” —H. L. Mencken H. L. Mencken was wrong. In this endlessly fascinating book, New Yorker columnist James Surowiecki explores a deceptively simple...

America--The greatest nation in history is having problems we don't need.Somewhere along the way we forgot we own & control it all, at least we sure stopped acting like we know it. Party politics, corruption, special interests and self-serving people have made a mess of our American system. Our Constitution is our tool and we'll tell you how easy it really is to use it peacefully. it's NOT complicated.We've still got the greatest system ever developed but it is not functioning as the Constitutional Republic it's supposed to be. We generate the ideas for fixing it.We need a Reboot. That's ...

El Uno and TraB The Wonder host Old News on Rock Da Crowd TV. The host discus news items that may have been over looked and are Old News. You can watch Old News on Rock Da Crowd TV on ROKU and at RockDaCrowdTV.com

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Welcome to The Deep Learning Crowd Podcast. We talk about individual journey's in the world of AI and discuss topics around Deep Learning. We discover first hand from our guests about some of the most interesting applications their companies are using right now.

"A Feud Reignited by Playing to Crowds" is from the July 18, 2016 Entertainment section of The New York Times. It was written by Jon Caramanica and narrated by Sam Scholl.

A series of business podcasts opening up on the lives of directors local to Sussex, with discussions about their businesses and personal lives. Part of The Directors' Hub: Founders Support Club

The Sunday Times Number One Bestseller It’s time we get back to common sense. It’s time to cancel the cancel culture. It’s time to Wake Up. If, like me, you’re sick and tired of being told how to think, speak, eat and behave, then this book is for you. If, like me, you think the...

"Faces in the Chanel Crowd: Wendi Deng and Pharrell Williams" is from the March 08, 2016, Style section of The New York Times. It was written by Elizabeth Paton and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

Local radio, tv and online play by play broadcasters from all over the country telling their stories covering future stars at the high school and small college level before they made it big. Players like Isiah Thomas, Patick Maholmes, Alvin Kamara and more

"A New York Holiday Tradition to Count On? Big Crowds" is from the December 22, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Winnie Hu and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Nets Rally past Knicks before Hostile Home Crowd" is from the Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Seth Berkman and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Saint Laurent’s High-Voltage Glamour Woos a Rock ’n’ Roll Crowd" is from the Style section of The New York Times. It was written by Ruth La Ferla and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

His name is Souleymane Guengueng, and he brought down a murderous African dictator.

In the 1980s, Guengueng was one of numerous people imprisoned and tortured during the brutal reign of President Hissène Habré in Chad, a landlocked country in central Africa. When he was released from prison after two and a half years, Guengueng began a quest for justice, meticulously recording the testimonies of survivors and the relatives of those who had been killed at the direction of Habré. He wound up with records detailing the abuse and murder of more than 700 people.

"He Helped Topple a Dictator. In New York, He’s Another Face in the Crowd." is from the January 06, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Dionne Searcey and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

James Donaldson, former NBA All-Star interviews a variety of great guests, every week!

"Truck Plows into Crowd in France; Many Reported Dead" is from the July 14, 2016, US section of The New York Times. It was written by Alissa J. Rubin and Christopher Mele and narrated by Sam Scholl.