Cities are just a physical manifestation of your interactions, our interactions, and the clustering and grouping of individuals. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes city cluster group
The paradigm of physics - with its interplay of data, theory and prediction - is the most powerful in science. Geoffrey West datuminterplayparadigm Change image and share on social
One of the remarkable things about slums is that they do develop their own social organization and economy and even culture that is, on some level, functional and in some cases, remarkably resilient. This is kind of amazing. Geoffrey West amazecaseculture share on social
Everything around us is scale dependent. It's woven into the fabric of the universe. Geoffrey West dependentfabricscale Change image and share on social
Most of us cluster somewhere in the middle of most statistical distributions. But there are lots of bell curves, and pretty much everyone is on a tail of at least one of them. We may collect strange memorabilia or read esoteric books, hold unusual religious beliefs or wear odd-sized shoes, suffer rare diseases or enjoy obscure movies. Virginia Postrel beliefbellbook share on social
What people don't understand about Sarah Palin is that she is a rancher's wife. From Alberta down to Texas I've known women like that: good common sense, bright and vilified by city people. Robert Duvall albertabrightcity Change image and share on social
But with each passing year and each new study, the evidence for the genetic contribution to individual and group differences becomes more firmly established than ever. J. Philippe Rushton contributiondifferenceestablish Change image and share on social