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?

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