Scale: The Universal Laws of Life and Death in Organisms, Cities and Companies
Author: Geoffrey West Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 240 Geoffrey West's research centres on a quest to find unifying principles and patterns connecting everything from cells and ecosystems to cities, social networks and businesses. SCALE addresses big, urgent questions about global sustainability, population explosion, urbanization, ageing, cancer, human lifespans and the increasing pace of life, but also encourages us to question the world around us. Why can we live for 120 years but not for a thousand? Why...