{"product_id":"book-cq4q","title":"Loonshots","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post's\u003c\/i\u003e \"10 Leadership Books to Watch for in 2019,\" Adam Grant's \"19 New Leadership Books to Read in 2019,\" Inc.com's \"10 Business Books You Need to Read in 2019,\" Business Insider's \"14 Books Everyone Will Be Reading in 2019\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis program includes a prologue and introduction read by the author.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat do James Bond and Lipitor have in common? What can we learn about human nature and world history from a glass of water?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLoonshots\u003c\/i\u003e, physicist and entrepreneur Safi Bahcall reveals a surprising new way of thinking about the mysteries of group behavior that challenges everything we thought we knew about nurturing radical breakthroughs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on the science of \u003ci\u003ephase transitions\u003c\/i\u003e, Bahcall shows why teams, companies, or any group with a mission will suddenly change from embracing wild new ideas to rigidly rejecting them, just as flowing water will suddenly change into brittle ice. Mountains of print have been written about \u003ci\u003eculture\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eLoonshots \u003c\/i\u003eidentifies the small shifts in \u003ci\u003estructure\u003c\/i\u003e that control this transition, the same way that temperature controls the change from water to ice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing examples that range from the spread of fires in forests to the hunt for terrorists online, and stories of thieves and geniuses and kings, Bahcall shows how this new kind of science helps us understand the behavior of companies and the fate of empires. \u003ci\u003eLoonshots \u003c\/i\u003edistills these insights into lessons for creatives, entrepreneurs, and visionaries everywhere.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver the past decade, researchers have been applying the tools and techniques of phase transitions to understand how birds flock, fish swim, brains work, people vote, criminals behave, ideas spread, diseases erupt, and ecosystems collapse. If twentieth-century science was shaped by the search for fundamental laws, like quantum mechanics and gravity, the twenty-first will be shaped by this new kind of science. \u003ci\u003eLoonshots \u003c\/i\u003eis the first to apply these tools to help all of us unlock our potential to create and nurture the crazy ideas that change the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“This book has everything: new ideas, bold insights, entertaining history and convincing analysis. Not to be missed by anyone who wants to understand how ideas change the world.” \u003c\/b\u003e—\u003cb\u003eDaniel Kahneman, winner of the Nobel Prize and author of \u003ci\u003eThinking, Fast and Slow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49377140277552,"sku":"BDcq4q","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/175787-cq4q-Square.jpg?v=1734902595","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-cq4q","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}