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Power Laws, Scale Invariance, and Diversity

Suzana Herculano-Houzel distinguishes scaling that preserves proportions from scaling that changes them.

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World Science U Suzana Herculano-Houzel intermediate Duration unknown

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Follow the first scaling lesson with a precise contrast between isometric and allometric comparisons.

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