Scale: The Universal Laws of Growth, Innovation, Sustainability, and the Pace of Life, in Organisms, Cities, Economies, and Companies
- 19h 13m 6s
- Geoffrey West
- Random House
- 2017
From one of the most influential scientists of our time, a dazzling exploration of the hidden laws that govern the life cycle of everything from plants and animals to the cities we live in.
Visionary physicist Geoffrey West is a pioneer in the field of complexity science, the science of emergent systems and networks. The term complexity can be misleading, however, because what makes West's discoveries so beautiful is that he has found an underlying simplicity that unites the seemingly complex and diverse phenomena of living systems, including our bodies, our cities, and our businesses.
In this Audiobook
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CHAPTER 1. THE BIG PICTURE
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CHAPTER 2. THE MEASURE OF ALL THINGS: An Introduction to Scaling
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CHAPTER 3. THE SIMPLICITY, UNITY, AND COMPLEXITY OF LIFE
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CHAPTER 4. THE FOURTH DIMENSION OF LIFE: Growth, Aging, and Death
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CHAPTER 5. FROM THE ANTHROPOCENE TO THE URBANOCENE: A Planet Dominated by Cities
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CHAPTER 6. PRELUDE TO A SCIENCE OF CITIES
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CHAPTER 7. TOWARD A SCIENCE OF CITIES
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CHAPTER 8. CONSEQUENCES AND PREDICTIONS: From Mobility and the Pace of Life to Social Connectivity, Diversity, Metabolism, and Growth
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CHAPTER 9. TOWARD A SCIENCE OF COMPANIES
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CHAPTER 10. THE VISION OF A GRAND UNIFIED THEORY OF SUSTAINABILITY
