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THE MATH FORMULA THAT TELLS US HOW LONG EVERYTHING WILL LIVE

[1.23.13]

... the one formula that rules it all, from unicellular organisms to whales and sequoias and humans. A math formula that governs our life and tells us when to die.

Even more interesting: the same system scales to other things too, like societies and economies. And it's all bound by one seemingly magic number.

THE MATH FORMULA THAT TELLS US HOW LONG EVERYTHING WILL LIVE [1]

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THE MATH FORMULA THAT TELLS US HOW LONG EVERYTHING WILL LIVE [2]
[ Wed. Jan. 23. 2013 ]

... the one formula that rules it all, from unicellular organisms to whales and sequoias and humans. A math formula that governs our life and tells us when to die.

Even more interesting: the same system scales to other things too, like societies and economies. And it's all bound by one seemingly magic number.

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[1] https://www.edge.org/news/the-math-formula-that-tells-us-how-long-everything-will-live
[2] http://t.co/AUOWTt19
[3] http://bit.ly/10C7iHJ