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



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Titolo: Work meets life [[electronic resource] ] : exploring the integrative study of work in living systems / / edited by Robert Levin ... [et al.] Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, 2011
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (266 p.)
Disciplina: 571
Soggetto topico: Biological systems
Work
Bioenergetics
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Altri autori: LevinRobert  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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.
Sommario/riassunto: 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.
Titolo autorizzato: Work meets life  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-280-49901-X
9786613594242
0-262-26584-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910462452303321
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