Geoffrey West: The surprising math of cities and corporations

The video discusses the exponential growth of urbanization over the past 200 years and its impact on global warming, health, and economies. It highlights the dual nature of cities as both problems and solutions, emphasizing the need for a scientific theory of cities. The speaker compares biological scaling to urban scaling, noting the economy of scale in both. Socio-economic scaling in cities leads to increased creativity and wealth but also more crime. Continuous innovation is necessary to sustain growth and avoid collapse. Companies scale differently, often dominated by economies of scale rather than innovation.

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