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Acknowledgments xix Introduction: Trouble at the EPA 1 Part I The Energetic 1. The Schrodinger Paradox 11 2. Simplicity 25 3. Eyes of Fire: Classical Energy Science 34 4. The Cosmic Casino: Statistical Mechanics 47 5. Nature Abhors a Gradient 72 6. The River Must Flow: Open Systems 78 7. Too Much, Not Enough: Cycles 93 Part II The Complex 8. Swirl World 111 9. Physics' Own "Organisms" 125 10. Whirlpools and Weather 131 Part III The Living 11. Thermodynamics and Life 143 12. Brimstone Beginnings 160 13. Blue Planet Blues 185 14. Regress under Stress 207 15. The Secret of Trees 216 16. Into the Cool 225 17. Trends in Evolution 235 Part IV The Human 18. Health, Vigor, and Longevity 261 19. Economics 275 20. Purpose in Life 299 Appendix Principles of Open Thermodynamic Systems 327 References 331 Index 347 |