Life is extraordinarily resilient. It's been around for over a billion years. Geoffrey West billionextraordinarilylife Change image and share on social
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
Cities are the origins of global warming, impact on the environment, health, pollution, disease, finance, economies, energy are all problems that are confronted by having cities. That's where they - all these problems come from. Geoffrey West cityconfrontdisease share on social
Once we started to urbanize, we put ourselves on this treadmill. We traded away stability for growth. And growth requires change. Geoffrey West changegrowthput Change image and share on social
I've always wanted to find the rules that govern everything. It's amazing that such rules exist. It's even more amazing that we can find them. Geoffrey West amazeexistfind Change image and share on social
My provocative statement is that we desperately need a serious, scientific theory of cities and scientific theory means quantifiable, relying on underlying generic principles that can be made in a - put into a predictive framework. That's the quest. Geoffrey West citydesperatelyframework share on social
We form cities in order to enhance interaction, to facilitate growth, wealth creation, ideas, innovation, but in so doing, we create, from a physicist's viewpoint, entropy. Geoffrey West citycreatecreation Change image and share on social
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 amazonenergyfind share on social
Cities are the crucible of civilization. Geoffrey West citycivilizationcrucible Change image and share on social
A city plays the role of a great big magnet that's sucking people up. Geoffrey West bigcitygreat Change image and share on social
