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Τζέφρι Γουέστ: Τα αναπάντεχα μαθηματικά των πόλεων και των επιχειρήσεων.

Filmed Jul 2011 • Posted Jul 2011TEDGlobal 2011
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Ο φυσικός Τζέφρι Γουέστ έχει ανακαλύψει ότι απλοί μαθηματικοί κανόνες κυβερνούν τις ιδιότητες των πόλεων-- ότι ο πλούτος, η εγκληματικότητα, η ταχύτητα βαδίσματος και πολλές άλλες πτυχές μιας πόλης μπορούν να συναχθούν από ένα μόνο αριθμό: τον πληθυσμό της πόλης. Σ´αυτή την καταπληκτική ομιλία στο TEDGlobal δείχνει πώς δουλεύει και πώς παρόμοιοι κανόνες ισχύουν για οργανισμούς και επιχειρήσεις.

Physicist Geoffrey West believes that complex systems from organisms to cities are in many ways governed by simple laws -- laws that can be discovered and analyzed. Full bio »

Translated into Greek by Keti Papadema
Reviewed by Leonidas Argyros
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