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Doesn't that provide an way to probe the gaia hypothesis? What happens if you plug the size of the earth in that scaling formula? Or the size of our solar sys
by xaedes 9y ago
Doesn't that provide an way to probe the gaia hypothesis?
What happens if you plug the size of the earth in that scaling formula?
Or the size of our solar system, or the galaxy, or even the universe?
Maybe the principle can be applied elsewhere?
He speaks about hierarchical distribution networks.
Couldn't we try to apply that to other networks? Social graph, program data flow, computer architecture, internet, power distribution (electricity), etc.
I would be interested to see what the results would be.
- xaedes 9y agoAh! A review of his book "Scale: The Universal Laws of Growth, Innovation, Sustainability, and the Pace of Life in Organisms, Cities, Economies, and Companies" contains this: "West’s work has been game-changing for biologists, but then he made the even bolder move of exploring his work’s applicability. Cities, too, are constellations of networks and laws of scalability relate with eerie precision to them. Recently, West has applied his revolutionary work to the business world. This investigation has led to powerful insights into why some companies thrive while others fail." So I guess I just have to look into the book.