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Work meets life [electronic resource] : exploring the integrative study of work in living systems / edited by Robert Levin ... [et al.].

Contributor(s): Levin, Robert | ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2011Description: xv, 249 p. : ill.Subject(s): Biological systems | Work | BioenergeticsGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 571 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
The ancient patterns of work in living systems / Robert Levin -- Energy, information, and the work of the brain / Simon B. Laughlin -- Performance-yield trade-offs in work in manufactured and living systems : design centering looks at the world of work / Michael Lightner -- The impact of photosynthetic work on earth, climate, and the biosphere / Christina De La Rocha -- Niche construction and human behavioral ecology : tools for understanding work / Kevin Laland and Gillian Brown -- The wok of designers : cultures of making and representation / Alan Blackwell -- Working on the edge today : dissatisfaction, adaptation, and performance / Joseph Rosse and Stacy Saturay -- Do energy allocations affect work performance? The working energy/take-home energy trade-off hypothesis / Robert Levin, Kevin Laland, and Stacy Saturay -- Responding to the challenges of the environment : stressors, the brain, and work / Steven Maier and Robert Levin.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The ancient patterns of work in living systems / Robert Levin -- Energy, information, and the work of the brain / Simon B. Laughlin -- Performance-yield trade-offs in work in manufactured and living systems : design centering looks at the world of work / Michael Lightner -- The impact of photosynthetic work on earth, climate, and the biosphere / Christina De La Rocha -- Niche construction and human behavioral ecology : tools for understanding work / Kevin Laland and Gillian Brown -- The wok of designers : cultures of making and representation / Alan Blackwell -- Working on the edge today : dissatisfaction, adaptation, and performance / Joseph Rosse and Stacy Saturay -- Do energy allocations affect work performance? The working energy/take-home energy trade-off hypothesis / Robert Levin, Kevin Laland, and Stacy Saturay -- Responding to the challenges of the environment : stressors, the brain, and work / Steven Maier and Robert Levin.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.