Why do Power Laws Work so Widely? | Episode 2207 | Closer To Truth
“Power laws” are mathematical relationships expressed by exponents or logarithms—why are they so powerful in describing the world? Why are power laws found in diverse complex systems in biology and society? How could simple arithmetic have explanatory potency? Featuring interviews with Geoffrey West, Stuart Kauffman, and Aaron Clauset. Intro 0:00 [Music] 0:19 [Music] 0:25 [Music] 0:28 to seek the foundations of re reality my 0:30 quest is to explore diverse fields of 0:34 knowledge fundamental physics Life 0:36 Sciences philosophy psychology 0:38 Consciousness even claims of the 0:42 non-physical another approach another 0:45 way of thinking is to search for rules 0:48 regularities principles that cut across 0:51 diverse fields of knowledge to seek deep 0:54 structural similarities that may underly 0:57 and unite despite superficial 0:59 differences 1:01 one such candidate I hear is what are 1:03 called Power laws which are mathematical 1:06 relationships expressed by exponents and 1:...