The other two timeless books are a book called Scale by Geoffrey West that is all about why some things last minutes.
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He did a book called scale that everybody should read.
There's that book that physicist west jeff g-e-o-f-f west i think is his name wrote that book.
Michael Shermer The Joe Rogan Experience · Jan 2019 Where and when it comes up
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Scale by Geoffrey West is a popular science book exploring the mathematical laws and universal scaling principles governing biology, cities, and businesses. On Modern Wisdom, Niall Ferguson recommended this book to listeners, noting that the author produced a work that everybody should read while discussing a broader project combining history and physics. Similarly, Aryeh Bourkoff appeared on The Tim Ferriss Show to designate Scale as a timeless book, specifically highlighting how it explores the fundamental reasons why certain entities endure for brief periods while others last. Furthermore, Michael Shermer brought up Geoffrey West and his book on The Joe Rogan Experience during a conversation about the mechanics of how cities scale and develop over time. Across these different podcast episodes, various public figures and intellectuals praised the text for offering deep, quantifiable insights into the structural patterns that organize human societies, biological organisms, and technological enterprises alike, cementing its reputation as an essential interdisciplinary read for anyone seeking to understand growth, complexity, and sustainability in the modern world.
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Aryeh Bourkoff The other two timeless books are a book called Scale by Geoffrey West that is all about why some things las… 1
“The other two timeless books are a book called Scale by Geoffrey West that is all about why some things last minutes.”
Niall Ferguson he did a book called scale that everybody should read 1
“he did a book called scale that everybody should read”
Michael Shermer there's that book that physicist west jeff g-e-o-f-f west i think is his name wrote that book 1
“there's that book that physicist west jeff g-e-o-f-f west i think is his name wrote that book”
