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Scale: The Universal Laws of Growth, Innovation, Sustainability, and the Pace of Life, in Organisms, Cities, Economies, and Companies
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In fact, the theory will tell you the answer for any of these quantities for any branch of the network in any animal.
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Rasmus Jensen
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Rasmus Jensen
Tro på singulariteten…eller AI…eller Musk…eller noget 😆
Rasmus Jensen
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Rasmus Jensen
Men seriøst, så var udredningen af skalering på temperaturændringer og metabolisme et “oh shit” moment for mig. Dét i sig selv burde genformidles endnu mere tilgængeligt til de virale masser
Christian Dalager
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Christian Dalager
Helt vildt. Og jeg har brugt den der fraktal koefficient (tror jeg den hed) når jeg skal forklare vigtigheden af at komme tæt på ting for at kunne se den rigtige kompleksitet. Details matter.