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Work meets life : exploring the integrative study of work in living systems / edited by Robert Levin [and others].

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2011.Description: 1 online resource (xv, 249 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780262265843
  • 0262265842
  • 9786613594242
  • 6613594245
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Work meets life.DDC classification:
  • 571 22
LOC classification:
  • QH313 .W67 2011eb
Online resources:
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.
Summary: The work performed by living systems ranges from photosynthesis to prodigious feats of computation and organization. This multidisciplinary volume explores the relationships between work and the study of work across many different levels of organization.
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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.

Print version record.

The work performed by living systems ranges from photosynthesis to prodigious feats of computation and organization. This multidisciplinary volume explores the relationships between work and the study of work across many different levels of organization.

English.

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