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
binding human lung
We got some binding to the human lung cell, but it wasn't dramatic.
brings common community habitat humanity nice order together towards work
Habitat for Humanity is a lot of fun. It's also nice to see how it brings a community together in order to work towards a common goal.
art technology humanity
Science is not marginal. Like art, it is a universal possession of humanity, and scientific knowledge has become a vital part of our species' repertory. It comprises what we know of the material world with reasonable certainty. . . . Thanks to science and technology, access to factual information of all kinds is rising exponentially.
years water humanity
[The natural world cleans water, pollinates plants and provides pharmaceuticals, among many other gifts.] Thirty trillion dollars worth of services, scot-free to humanity, every year.
brain humans known
Overall, the human brain is the most complex object known in the universe - known, that is, to itself.
athlete humanity excellence
The growth of a naturalist is like the growth of a musician or athlete: excellence for the talented, lifelong enjoyment for the rest, benefit for humanity.
years humanity dollars
Thirty trillion dollars worth of services, scot-free to humanity, every year.
culture human-nature deeper
Human nature is deeper and broader than the artificial contrivance of any existing culture.
humanity vision needs
Humanity needs a vision of an expanding and unending future.
land dwelling humanity
So important are insects and other land-dwelling arthropods that if all were to disappear, humanity probably could not last more than a few months.
two funeral humanity
Secular humanists can sit around and talk about their love of humanity, but it doesn't stack up against a two-millennium-old funeral high mass.
rest-of-life land humanity
If we were to wipe out insects alone on this planet, the rest of life and humanity with it would mostly disappear from the land. Within a few months.
knowing humanity spirituality
Humanity is exalted not because we are so far above other living creatures, but because knowing them well elevates the very concept of life.
war humanity sacred-scripture
An Armageddon is approaching at the beginning of the third millennium. But it is not the cosmic war and fiery collapse of mankind foretold in sacred scripture. It is the wreckage of the planet by an exuberantly plentiful and ingenious humanity.