The Universal Laws of Growth and Pace | Geoffrey B. West

The scope of Geoffrey West’s talk is covered by the full title of his new book: "Scale: The Universal Laws of Growth, Innovation, Sustainability, and the Pace of Life in Organisms, Cities, Economies, and Companies". It is original, spectacular work—showing how logarithmic scaling governs everything from cells to ecosystems. The same rules govern companies and cities, but somewhat differently from biology and from each other.Geoffrey West deploys the rigor of a theoretical physicist long at Los Alamos National Laboratory and the range of a President (2005-2009) of Santa Fe Institute, which advances the study of complex adaptive systems."The Universal Laws of Growth and Pace" was given on May 23, 02017 as part of Long Now's Seminar series. The series was started in 02003 to build a compelling body of ideas about long-term thinking from some of the world's leading thinkers. The Seminars take place in San Francisco and are curated and hosted by Stewart Brand. To follow the talks, you can:Subscribe to our podcasts: http://longnow.org/seminars/podcastExplore the full series: http://longnow.org/seminarsMore ideas on long-term thinking: http://blog.longnow.orgThe Long Now Foundation is a non-profit dedicated to fostering long-term thinking and responsibility. Our projects include a 10,000 Year Clock, endangered language preservation, thousand year+ data storage, and Long Bets, an arena for accountable predictions. Become a Long Now member to support this series, join our community, and connect with our ongoing work to explore and deepen long-term thinking: http://longnow.org/membershipLike us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/longnowFollow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/longnowSubscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/longnow
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