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Every fundamental law has exceptions. But you still need the law or else all you have is observations that don't make sense. And that's not science. That's just taking notes.

~Geoffrey West

Topics: Else Every Exceptions Fundamental Just Law Make Need Notes Observations Science Sense Still Taking You

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If you ask people why they move to the city, they always give the same reasons. They've come to get a job or follow their friends or to be at the center of a scene. That's why we pay the high rent. Cities are all about the people, not the infrastructure.

~Geoffrey West

Topics: About Always Ask Center Cities City Come Follow Friends Get Give High Infrastructure Job Move Pay People Reasons Rent Same Scene Why You

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Everything around us is scale dependent. It's woven into the fabric of the universe.

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Topics: Around Dependent Everything Fabric Scale Universe Us Woven

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It's hard to kill a city, but easy to kill a company.

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Topics: City Company Easy Hard

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Cities are the crucible of civilization.

~Geoffrey West

Topics: Cities Civilization Crucible

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Exciting cities stay exciting, and boring cities stay boring.

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Topics: Boring Cities Exciting Stay

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A human being at rest runs on 90 watts. That's how much power you need just to lie down. And if you're a hunter-gatherer and you live in the Amazon, you'll need about 250 watts. That's how much energy it takes to run about and find food.

~Geoffrey West

Topics: About Amazon Being Down Energy Find Food How How Much Human Human Being Just Lie Live Much Need Power Rest Run Runs Takes You

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When I first saw California, it was extraordinary. Because I came from old, black, dark England, still recovering from World War II. I grew up with bomb sites everywhere.

~Geoffrey West

Topics: Because Black Bomb California Came Dark England Everywhere Extraordinary First Grew Old Recovering Saw Sites Still Up War World World War World War Ii I Came

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The bigger the city is, the less infrastructure you need per capita.

~Geoffrey West

Topics: Bigger City Infrastructure Less Need Per You

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On average, an individual doesn't have a powerful connection with more than four to six people, and that's just as true here in the U.S. as it is in China.

~Geoffrey West

Topics: Average China Connection Four Here Individual Just More People Powerful Six Than True

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Physicist

Born: Unknown

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