E. O. Wilson
E. O. Wilson
Edward Osborne Wilson, usually cited as E. O. Wilson, is an American biologist, researcher, theorist, naturalistand author. His biological specialty is myrmecology, the study of ants, on which he is considered to be the world's leading expert...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth10 June 1929
CountryUnited States of America
kids bugs grew
Every kid has a bug period... I never grew out of mine.
rest-of-life people challenges
The great challenge of the twenty-first century is to raise people everywhere to a decent standard of living while preserving as much of the rest of life as possible.
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I grew up as a Southern Baptist with strict adherence to the Bible, which I read as a youngster.
brain maps input
Our brain is mapping the world. Often that map is distorted, but it's a map with constant immediate sensory input.
mean self practice
All my life I have placed great store in civility and good manners, practices I find scarce among the often hard-edged, badly socialized scientists with whom I associate. Tone of voice means a great deal to me in the course of debate. I despise the arrogance and doting self-regard so frequently found among the very bright.
world ants pheromones
The ant world is a tumult, a noisy world of pheromones being passed back and forth.
long limits evolution
To be anthropocentric is to remain unaware of the limits of human nature, the significance of biological processes underlying human behavior, and the deeper meaning of long-term genetic evolution.
earth juggernaut ancient
The human juggernaut is permanently eroding Earth's ancient biosphere.
people nonfiction novel
People respect nonfiction but they read novels.
feels provoking enjoyed
Once I feel I'm right, I have enjoyed provoking.
book diversity earth
'The Creation' presents an argument for saving biological diversity on Earth. Most of the book is for as broad an audience as possible.
organization next ants
Ants have the most complicated social organization on earth next to humans.
strong integrity character
True character arises from a deeper well than religion. It is the internalization of moral principles of a society, augmented by those tenets personally chosen by the individual, strong enough to endure through trials of solitude and adversity. The principles are fitted together into what we call integrity, literally the integrated self, wherein personal decisions feel good and true. Character is in turn the enduring source of virtue. It stands by itself and excites admiration in others.
needs pages given
What we need is an electronic encyclopedia of life, with one page for each species. On each page is given everything known about that species.