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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Levin, Robert.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biological systems.

Work.

Bioenergetics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2011.

Language Note:

English

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.

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

9786613594242

9781280499012

128049901X

9780262265843

0262265842

OCLC:

793206752