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#819 Geoffrey West - Scale; Laws of Life, Growth, and Death in Organisms, Cities, and Companies

Aug 10, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
2
The Limits of Growth
03:06 • 2min
3
The Scaling of Animals
05:27 • 4min
4
The Limits of Gravity
09:00 • 3min
5
The Clybers Law of Metabolic Rate
12:05 • 3min
6
The Mouse to Elephant Curve
15:12 • 6min
7
The Evolution of Organisms
20:57 • 2min
8
The Origin of Everything
23:23 • 4min
9
The Effect of Genes on Growth
27:01 • 6min
10
The Cost Benefit Analysis of a Backup System
33:00 • 3min
11
The Importance of Death in Life
35:37 • 6min
12
The Effects of Metabolic Rate on the Circulatory System
41:34 • 3min
13
How to Live Longer Than Your Dog
44:23 • 3min
14
The Theory of Aging and Mortality
47:31 • 5min
15
The Effects of Interference on Lifetime Limits
52:01 • 5min
16
The Role of Cities in the Future of the Planet
56:45 • 6min
17
The Evolution of Cities in Portugal
01:02:35 • 4min
18
The Sublinear Scaling of the City
01:06:12 • 3min
19
The Evolution of Cities
01:08:54 • 3min
20
The Long Term Sustainability of the Planet
01:11:44 • 3min
21
The Theory of Open-Ended Growth
01:14:43 • 4min
22
The Limits of Sustainability
01:18:59 • 4min
23
The Dark Side of the Human Psyche
01:23:05 • 3min
24
Scale the Universal Laws of Life, Roof and Death in Organism Cities and Companies
01:25:56 • 3min
25
The Santa Fe Institute: A Hub for People Around the Globe
01:28:40 • 3min
26
Enlight's Learning and Development Interview
01:31:40 • 3min