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Why do cities grow exponentially while organisms inevitably die? Geoffrey West's "Scale" reveals the mathematical laws connecting everything from cells to corporations. Beloved by urban planners and economists for showing how innovation increases with city size - a counterintuitive 1.2x per capita with each population doubling.
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The Mathematics Behind Everything We See
Why do elephants live longer than mice? Why do cities keep growing while companies eventually die? These seemingly unrelated questions share a surprising answer: universal scaling laws that govern everything from cells to cities. Geoffrey West, a theoretical physicist who transitioned from studying elementary particles to complex systems, has uncovered mathematical patterns that explain the fundamental architecture of life and human-created systems. These aren't just academic curiosities-they reveal profound truths about sustainability, mortality, innovation, and the future of our urbanizing planet. The scaling laws West discovered demonstrate that as organisms increase in size, they become dramatically more efficient. A cow weighing 10,000 times more than a mouse requires only 1,000 times more energy-following a "three-quarter power law" where metabolic rate scales to the 3/4 power of mass. This creates profound economies of scale in nature, with each doubling in size requiring only 75% more energy per unit mass-a 25% savings.
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"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
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