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
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I thought perhaps it should be recognized that religious people, including fundamentalists, are quite intelligent, many of them are highly educated, and they should be treated with complete respect.
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Human existence may be simpler than we thought. There is no predestination, no unfathomed mystery of life. Demons and gods do not vie for our allegiance. Instead, we are self-made, independent, alone, and fragile, a biological species adapted to live in a biological world. What counts for long-term survival is intelligent self-understanding, based upon a greater independence of thought than that tolerated today even in our most advanced democratic societies.
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Without the instruments and accumulated knowledge of the natural sciences... humans are trapped in a cognitive prison. They are like intelligent fish born in a deep shallowed pool. Wondering and restless, longing to reach out, they think about the world outside. They invent ingenious speculations and myths about the origin of the confining waters, of the sun and the sky and the stars above , and the meaning of their own existence. But they are wrong, always wrong because the world is too remote from ordinary experience to be merely imagined.
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Information overload can reduce a person's ability to focus as much as losing a night's sleep.
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In a purely technical sense, each species of higher organism is richer in information than a Caravaggio painting, Bach fugue, or any other great work of art.
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It's not a sport until it's in the Olympics.
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It's not as if this job isn't hard enough already.
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Everybody is so close, ... We're like a family. I hate it happened. We're still trying to pull everything together. The staff is deeply upset. We've scheduled counselors to help, and we're helping the families get loose ends tied up.
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Everybody is here, and it's been business as usual.
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The birth of a child is a very special time in the life of a parent. We wanted to give parents an occasion to return to the hospital, show off their child and interact with our staff. Additionally, we thought it would be an excellent opportunity to throw in a little bit of education.
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The big thing with Lars was that he was keenly interested, and he had a good, bright mind. And then you tie in his athletic ability. That's the recipe for success in billiards.
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They have to have an exceptional workplace in order to relocate employees and attract new employees. Having a workplace with amenities for the employees is very important.
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They just outplayed us on offense and defense, ... Even though (Jackson) had a great game and he's a good back, we got outplayed. It's a tribute to their whole team.
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They learn how to take better pictures. Twenty-five percent of the class is taking pictures. The students take their own shots and share them in class where we get to critique them. They also get to turn a modest picture into a stunning picture by changing the perspective.