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In delivering the 2013 Pardee Distinguished Lecture at Boston University, SFI Distinguished Professor Geoffrey West described how the rapid pace of urbanization is likely to both bring challenges and prompt innovative solutions.

His talk was titled “Growth, Innovation, and the Accelerating Pace of Life from Cells to Cities: Are They Sustainable?”

Watch the video (101 minutes, April 4, 2013)