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Odds and Ends in Economic Geography
For my last post in 2025, I’d like to revisit a few topics related to Scaling in Human Societies. This project has been funded by a grant from Giving…
Dec 27, 2025
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The Impact of Self-Driving Cars on Cities
Before we get to today’s main topic, I have some news and housekeeping business to share.
Dec 13, 2025
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Michael Goff
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The Promise and Limitations of Superblocks
Last post, I wrote about polycentricity, an urban design methodology that seeks to distribute employment and urban functions throughout the city/region…
Nov 29, 2025
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Michael Goff
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Polycentric City Planning
As a note of housekeeping, I was out of town two weeks ago and thus not able to write anything here.
Nov 15, 2025
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Michael Goff
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Scaling for Business
This week, I would like to explore another subtopic related to scaling: scaling in business.
Oct 18, 2025
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Michael Goff
Unified Growth Theory
Unified Growth Theory is the title of a 2011 book by the Israeli-American economist Oded Galor.
Oct 4, 2025
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Michael Goff
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Scaling in the Spacefaring Era
Today’s post is a somewhat whimsical take on social scaling that I have been thinking about ever since I started Scaling in Human Societies last year.
Sep 20, 2025
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Michael Goff
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The Challenge of Low-Carbon Industrial Heat
I would like to return to decarbonizing of industry this week.
Sep 6, 2025
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Michael Goff
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