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Episode 1: In which LA is not a Rubber Ball

Episode 1: In which LA is not a Rubber Ball

Update: 2025-08-19
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The 2025 LA fires bred conspiracy theories. But why?


We have a social and personal need for permanence - we want to bounce back 'like a rubber ball' after disasters. But complex systems (like cities) are resilient only because they adapt…


…and we hate this contradiction.


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Episode 1: In which LA is not a Rubber Ball

Episode 1: In which LA is not a Rubber Ball

Anthony Richardson