What role do cities play in driving economic progress?

In today’s episode, we’re joined by Luis Bettencourt, Professor at the University of Chicago and External Faculty at the Santa Fe Institute, who explains how cities allow us to do something magical - they allow us to specialise.



Resources:
Luis Bettencourt on Simplifying Complexity - Cities as social reactors
Geoffrey West on Simplifying Complexity - Scaling 3: Why companies die, but cities don't 



Connect:
Simplifying Complexity on Twitter
Sean Brady on Twitter
Sean Brady on LinkedIn
Brady Heywood website

What role do cities play in driving economic progress?
In today’s episode, we’re joined by Luis Bettencourt, Professor at the University of Chicago and External Faculty at the Santa Fe Institute, who explains how cities allow us to do something magical - they allow us to specialise.
 
Resources:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://omny.fm/shows/simplifying-complexity/luis-bettencourt-cities-chapter-1">Luis Bettencourt on Simplifying Complexity - Cities as social reactors</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://omny.fm/shows/simplifying-complexity/geoffrey-west-scaling-part-3">Geoffrey West on Simplifying Complexity - Scaling 3: Why companies die, but cities don't </a></li>
</ul>
 
Connect:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://twitter.com/BHComplexity">Simplifying Complexity on Twitter</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://twitter.com/BradyHeywood">Sean Brady on Twitter</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-brady-11a95427/">Sean Brady on LinkedIn</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bradyheywood.com.au/">Brady Heywood website</a></li>
</ul>

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Simplifying Complexity is a podcast about the underlying principles of complex systems. On the show, we explore the key concepts of complexity science with expert minds from around the world. Each episode focuses on an interview where we break down a specific concept in detail.

Simplifying Complexity is a podcast about the underlying principles of complex systems. On the show, we explore the key concepts of complexity science with expert minds from around the world. Each episode focuses on an interview where we break down a specific concept in detail.

Simplifying Complexity is a podcast about the underlying principles of complex systems.

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