From Tallinn to Dubai, cities across the globe can be very different but is there also a universality to them? Elsa Arcuate delves into the complex science of cities and explains how fractal patterns contribute to the way they all form and grow. | Royal Institution of Great Britain

“Why I’m racist” of course I’m not ! But my pattern recognition has become increasingly sensitive. I never knew much about black culture. My mother made sure of that. I grew up in white neighborhoods. Wealthy, then lower class from middle and high school. Most of the kids were mountain trailer kids but I had a great friend group, I was a varsity athlete and excelled in my studies even though I struggled with chronic illness throughout school. Let’s stop pretending like I was the one seeking out