Ever wondered how altruism emerged in humans, despite evolution apparently being 'opposed' to it? Samir Okasha attempts to answer this question as we discuss his work on levels of selection in evolutionary biology: youtu.be/Sd5nDZflEr0
Ever wondered how the wide variety of #languages in #India came about? Peggy Mohan discusses her theory explaining the evolution of languages and linguistic diversity in India:
youtu.be/QVHqSYlGFgw
We've all heard about the #souks, #bazaars, & #casbahs of #Algiers, #Casablanca, & #Cairo. But what do we know about the #evolution of these cities? Mustapha Benhamouche explains how local traditions & Islamic law have shaped the #fractal geometry of Muslim cities
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOZ-...
What is #emergence in complex systems?
It's a hard to define, you-know-it-when-you-see-it concept, that lies at the very heart of complexity science, and we try to delve deep into it with Henrik Jensen of @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social
#complexity #interaction
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3/ What is happening to the density of living in Chinese cities over time?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=me8b...
2/ How does urban land scale with population – specifically, are there different scaling relationships for different land types?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EwI...
Some snippets from the discussion:
1/ As China urbanizes and develops, a central concern of policy makers remains the growing inequalities between the coastal and inland regions ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgsM...
China's economic rise has been the most significant global developments of the last 50 years. A big part of this story is the transformation of a rural society to an urban one. But what do we know about the Chinese urban system and its evolution? Gang Xu explains...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGfu...
6/ The emergence of complexity is closely related to parametric design
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee5_...
5/ The notion of modularity and scale in temple design
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH_m...
4/ It is process, not imagination, that leads to the fractal design of temples …
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgWN...
3/ What do fractals have to do with the semantics of temple architecture?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztmt...
2/ How are algorithms key to the architecture of Indian temples?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5_o...
A few short snippets from the discussion...
1/ What is a fractal?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=whJG...
So, here we go. Prof. Kirti Trivedi talks about the #fractal design of Hindu #temples, and how the design of temples arises from #algorithmic processes laid out in ancient architectural texts & ultimately derived from philosophical and cosmological considerations.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZoU...
Indian cities are dotted with temples. What is it about the jaggedness of edges, repetition of motifs, & self-similarity in designs that makes temples visually striking & arresting? How is temple design related to naturally occurring features like coastlines, snowflakes, & trees? Watch this space...
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6/ What can urban scaling tell us about the properties of slums in India?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzTk...
5/ So, given the network models underlying urban scaling theory, how can we explain the less than proportional increase of crime in Indian cities with population?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFTM...
4/ Given the network models of cities that underlie urban scaling theory, why do we expect social and economic properties of cities like income, innovation, and crime to increase more than proportionally with population?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj5F...
3/ Why do crime rates decrease with city size in India?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdWj...
2/ Why do some household-level properties like electricity connections grow more than proportionally with population in India?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=edHE...
Some short snippets from the discussion...
1/ Given the expectations from urban scaling theory, what do we observe in the Indian city system? Are the properties of the Indian system in line with global findings? Are there unexpected differences?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJRi...
In our second discussion of the Science of Cities series, we explore the Indian urban system with Anand Sahasranaman, particularly how scale and geography impact various urban properties, and what this tells us about the evolution of the urban fabric of the country.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yk28...
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The full conversation with Luis is available here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcmk...
How the definition of the city emerges from its network structure
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWHD...
What makes the city unique as a human settlement?
The city as a "social reactor" ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4Z9...
Now, specifically, what are urban scaling laws?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqhD...