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Social Network Geometry | The Geoffrey West Series | Episode 4 (WiM147)

Robert Breedlove
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1.4K views 3 years ago The "What is Money?" Show
Theoretical Physicist Geoffrey West joins me for a multi-episode series exploring his excellent book "Scale: The Universal Laws of Life, Growth, and Death in Organisms, Cities, and Companies." Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/ GUEST Geoffrey's Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B010P7Z8J0/... Geoffrey's Profile: https://www.santafe.edu/people/profil... PODCAST Podcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/ Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8... RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYI Transcript: OUTLINE 00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro 00:00:08 Language as a Technology and the Discovery of the Future 00:07:22 The Human Imagination as Our Most Powerful Tool 00:10:36 Innovating “Imagined Orders” and the Industrial Revolution 00:15:15 The City as a Scaled Representation of the Human Brain? 00:20:42 Where Does th …...more
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“What is Money?” Intro

0:00

Language as a Technology and the Discovery of the Future

0:08

The Human Imagination as Our Most Powerful Tool

7:22

Innovating “Imagined Orders” and the Industrial Revolution

10:36

The City as a Scaled Representation of the Human Brain?

15:15

Where Does the Geometric Structure of Social Networks Come From?

20:42

The Speculation Supporting Dunbar’s Number…

24:22

Niche Construction and the Psychological Impact of Corrupt Money

29:02

Principles of Physics Underlying the Geometry of Social Networks?

32:52

Dynamic Network Tension Between Physical Possibility and Information Throughput

38:03

NYDIG

40:36

Impact of The Digital Age on Social Network Geometry

41:44

Historical Telecommunication Revolutions

44:10

A Historical Look at the Physical Possibility and Information Throughput of Money…

47:54

Geoffrey’s Trouble Conceptualizing Money…

51:03

Energy Expenditure is the Mechanism which Secured Gold’s Money Supply

54:42

Free Exchange, Positive Feedback Loops, and Emergent Properties

58:37

Social Networks are Bound by the Free Exchange of Information

1:03:33

Emergent Properties as the “Whines and Squeals” of Amplified Positive Feedback Loops

1:06:44

Positive Feedback Loops and the Amplification of Ideas

1:10:10
Social Network Geometry | The Geoffrey West Series | Episode 4 (WiM147)
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2022Feb 28
Theoretical Physicist Geoffrey West joins me for a multi-episode series exploring his excellent book "Scale: The Universal Laws of Life, Growth, and Death in Organisms, Cities, and Companies." Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/ GUEST Geoffrey's Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B010P7Z8J0/... Geoffrey's Profile: https://www.santafe.edu/people/profil... PODCAST Podcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/ Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8... RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYI Transcript: OUTLINE 00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro 00:00:08 Language as a Technology and the Discovery of the Future 00:07:22 The Human Imagination as Our Most Powerful Tool 00:10:36 Innovating “Imagined Orders” and the Industrial Revolution 00:15:15 The City as a Scaled Representation of the Human Brain? 00:20:42 Where Does the Geometric Structure of Social Networks Come From? 00:24:22 The Speculation Supporting Dunbar’s Number… 00:29:02 Niche Construction and the Psychological Impact of Corrupt Money 00:32:52 Principles of Physics Underlying the Geometry of Social Networks? 00:38:03 Dynamic Network Tension Between Physical Possibility and Information Throughput 00:40:36 NYDIG 00:41:44 Impact of The Digital Age on Social Network Geometry 00:44:10 Historical Telecommunication Revolutions 00:47:54 A Historical Look at the Physical Possibility and Information Throughput of Money… 00:51:03 Geoffrey’s Trouble Conceptualizing Money… 00:54:42 Energy Expenditure is the Mechanism which Secured Gold’s Money Supply 00:58:37 Free Exchange, Positive Feedback Loops, and Emergent Properties 01:03:33 Social Networks are Bound by the Free Exchange of Information 01:06:44 Emergent Properties as the “Whines and Squeals” of Amplified Positive Feedback Loops 01:10:10 Positive Feedback Loops and the Amplification of Ideas SOCIAL Breedlove Twitter:   / breedlove22   WiM? Twitter:   / whatismoneyshow   LinkedIn:   / breedlove22   Instagram:   / breedlove_22   TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22?l... All My Current Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22​ WRITTEN WORK Medium:   / breedlove22   Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/ WAYS TO CONTRIBUTE Bitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7 Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22 Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22 Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBree... Dollars via Venmo: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=178435... The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=328431... RECOMMENDED BUSINESSES Worldclass Bitcoin Financial Services: https://nydig.com/ Join Me At Bitcoin 2022 (10% off if paying with fiat, or discount code BREEDLOVE for Bitcoin): https://www.tixr.com/groups/bitcoinco... Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buying: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/ Buy Bitcoin in a Tax-Advantaged Account: https://www.daim.io/robert-breedlove/ Buy Your Dream Home without Selling Your Bitcoin with Ledn: https://ledn.io/en/?utm_source=breedl...
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