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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: A Fresh Perspective on Work
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1 The Ancient Patterns of Work in Living Systems -
2 Energy, Information, and the Work of the Brain -
3 Performance-Yield Trade-offs in Work in Manufactured and Living Systems: Design Centering Looks at the World of Work -
4 The Impact of Photosynthetic Work on Earth, Climate, and the Biosphere -
5 Niche Construction and Human Behavioral Ecology: Tools for Understanding Work -
6 The Work of Designers: Cultures of Making and Representation -
7 Working on the Edge Today: Dissatisfaction, Adaptation, and Performance -
8 Do Energy Allocations Affect Work Performance? The Working Energy/Take-Home Energy Trade-off Hypothesis -
9 Responding to the Challenges of the Environment: Stressors, the Brain, and Work - Reflections: On Exploring Work in Living Systems
- Contributors
- Index
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Title Pages
- Source:
- Work Meets Life
- Publisher:
- The MIT Press
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: A Fresh Perspective on Work
-
1 The Ancient Patterns of Work in Living Systems -
2 Energy, Information, and the Work of the Brain -
3 Performance-Yield Trade-offs in Work in Manufactured and Living Systems: Design Centering Looks at the World of Work -
4 The Impact of Photosynthetic Work on Earth, Climate, and the Biosphere -
5 Niche Construction and Human Behavioral Ecology: Tools for Understanding Work -
6 The Work of Designers: Cultures of Making and Representation -
7 Working on the Edge Today: Dissatisfaction, Adaptation, and Performance -
8 Do Energy Allocations Affect Work Performance? The Working Energy/Take-Home Energy Trade-off Hypothesis -
9 Responding to the Challenges of the Environment: Stressors, the Brain, and Work - Reflections: On Exploring Work in Living Systems
- Contributors
- Index
