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Scaling 3: Why companies die, but cities don't

Simplifying Complexity

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Introduction

This is Simplifying Complexity, a podcast where we explore the underlying principles of complex systems. Systems that seem to defy our rational view of the world, like economies, ecologies or even you or me. We're joined again by Jeffrey West, distinguished Shannon Professor and former President of the Santa Fe Institute. In this episode, Jeffrey is going to talk about how scaling laws apply to cities or companies.

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