Edward O. Wilson is a legendary biologist and widely considered the father of the modern environmental movement. Named one of America's 25 Most Influential People by TIME magazine, and a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, he has made a giant contribution to our understanding of the rich spectrum of Earth's biodiversity. In his lectures, he makes a persuasive, eloquent plea to government, corporate and religious leaders to address the damage we have done to our planet, before it's too late.
Wilson's works include Ants and On Human Nature, which both won the Pulitzer Prize; The Future of Life, which offers a plan for saving Earth's biological heritage; Consilience, which draws together the sciences, humanities and the arts into a broad study of human knowledge; The Creation, a plea for science and religion to work together to save the planet; and From So Simple a Beginning, a collection of the four seminal works of Darwin, with new introductions by Wilson. His latest book, 2008's The Superorganism, was hailed by The New York Times as “an astonishing account of the intricate and unexpected swarm intelligence of wasps, bees, ants and termites.”
Wilson's latest project, The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) website, catalogs all key information concerning life on Earth, including data about every living species, and makes it accessible to everyone by placing it on the Internet. Launched with money from his 2007 TED Prize, the EOL recently received an additional $10 million from The MacArthur Foundation. Wilson is also the recipient of the U.S. National Medal of Science, the Crafoord Prize (a sister to the Nobel), and the Audubon Medal. He is the Pellegrino University Research Professor, Emeritus, at Harvard, and continues to research at the Museum of Comparative Zoology.
"The Creation: an Appeal to Save Life on Earth"
Edward O. Wilson brings elements from each of his books into his talks. Think of his body of work as a continuous investigation into the wondrous nature of science, humanity and our planet. In this hopeful speech, based on his book, The Creation, he argues that science and religion must join forces: the Earth's destruction threatens us all — no matter what we believe about its origins.
[Davidson Distinguished Lecture Series]
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