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
gmos creating way
There doesn't seem to be any other way of creating the next green revolution without GMOs.
thinking people trying
I think history has shown that the worst way to [try to] bring people over and actually change public opinion is by insult and applied degradation of them.
people lasts world
Only in the last moment in history has the delusion arisen that people can flourish apart from the rest of the living world.
nature animal genius
Each species is a masterpiece, a creation assembled with extreme care and genius.
character atheism arise
True character arises from a deeper well than religion.
intuition important process
Far more important throughout the rest of science is the ability to form concepts, during which the researcher conjures images and processes by intuition.
nature ecosystems giving
If enough species are extinguished, will the ecosystems collapse, and will the extinction of most other species follow soon afterward? The only answer anyone can give is: possibly. By the time we find out, however, it might be too late. One planet, one experiment.
love sex long
If insemination were the sole biological function of sex, it could be achieved far more economically in a few seconds of mounting and insertion. Indeed, the least social of mammals mate with scarcely more ceremony. The species that have evolved long-term bonds are also, by and large, the ones that rely on elaborate courtship rituals. . . . Love and sex do indeed go together.
dream world biosphere
It's always been a dream of mine, of exploring the living world, of classifying all the species and finding out what makes up the biosphere.
failure memorable successful
If those committed to the quest fail, they will be forgiven. When lost, they will find another way. The moral imperative of humanism is the endeavor alone, whether successful or not, provided the effort is honorable and failure memorable.
believe people environmental
People would rather believe than know.
achievement enlightenment justified
By any reasonable measure of achievement, the faith of the Enlightenment thinkers in science was justified.
believe southern humanity
The biological evolutionary perception of life and of human qualities is radically different from that of traditional religion, whether it's Southern Baptist or Islam or any religion that believes in a supernatural supervalance over humanity.
heart winning mind
Even as empiricism is winning the mind, transcendentalism continues to win the heart.