Into the Cool

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Trouble at the EPA
Part I: The Energetic
1. The Schrödinger Paradox
2. Simplicity
3. Eyes of Fire: Classical Energy Science
4. The Cosmic Casino: Statistical Mechanics
5. Nature Abhors a Gradient
6. The River Must Flow: Open Systems
7. Too Much, Not Enough: Cycles
Part II: The Complex
8. Swirl World
9. Physics' Own "Organisms"
10. Whirlpools and Weather
Part III: The Living
11. Thermodynamics and Life
12. Brimstone Beginnings
13. Blue Planet Blues
14. Regress under Stress
15. The Secret of Trees
16. Into the Cool
17. Trends in Evolution
Part IV: The Human
18. Health, Vigor, and Longevity
19. Economics
20. Purpose in Life
Appendix: Principles of Open Thermodynamic Systems
References
Index