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Never heard of E.O. Wilson before now, but his work sounds fascinating. Anyone have any suggestions on how to break into his stuff? Sounds like he has 30 or so
by junon 5y ago
Never heard of E.O. Wilson before now, but his work sounds fascinating. Anyone have any suggestions on how to break into his stuff? Sounds like he has 30 or so books, is "On Human Nature" a good start?
- jonjacky 5y agoHis autobiography Naturalist (1994) is a very readable introduction to his life and work -- and to his personality. He writes there about the controversies in his life, including his disputes at Harvard with his nemesis James Watson, and the Sociobiology controversy in the 1970s.
- nabla9 5y agoAnts, sosiobiology and biodiversity conservation. I have only read "Sociobiology: The New Synthesis" (1975). Be aware that Wilson's group selection theory is not generally accepted by other evolutionary biologists. Read about Wilsion-Dawkins kin selection vs. group arguments and debates. ps. There are two Wilson's in the group selection side (David Sloan Wilson and E. O. Wilson) it's easy to mix them if you don't read carefully.
- junon 5y agoThank you :)
- joak 5y agoI'm just finishing Half-Earth: Our Planet's Fight for Life a 2016 book in which he proposes that half of the Earth's surface should be designated a human-free natural reserve to preserve biodiversity. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-Earth https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-Earth A great read, I think we should make real his proposal. I believe we will eventually.
- pphysch 5y agoHow would you determine which humans get displaced to make room for "human-free" reserves?
- reactspa 5y agoI think it'll follow a familiar pattern. E.g., Barbara Streisand lives on a mansion on the coast. And she also supports an NGO that is focused on preventing any new construction on the coast. For the environment. More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect