TY - BOOK AU - Levin,Robert ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - Work meets life: exploring the integrative study of work in living systems AV - QH313 .W67 2011eb U1 - 571 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Cambridge, Mass. PB - MIT Press KW - Biological systems KW - Work KW - Bioenergetics KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - 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 UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10555545 ER -