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E. O. Wilson has not changed his position on altruism [Gene Expression]E.O. Wilson shifts his position on altruism in nature: It is a puzzle of evolution: If natural selection dictates that the fittest survive, why do we see altruism in nature? Why do worker bees or ants, for instance, refrain from competing with those around them, but instead search for food or bu... |
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Scientist at Work | Edward O. Wilson: Taking a Cue From Ants on Evolution of HumansEdward O. Wilson has become one of the world’s best-known biologists through his urge to create large syntheses of knowledge and his gift for writing. ... |
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Darwin's Natural Heir [bioephemera]from Darwin's Natural Heir Directed by David Dugan; produced by Neil Patterson I am a specialized advocate: an advocate for the rest of life. I hope that doesn't sound pompous, but all of us should be advocates for the rest of life. -E.O. Wilson Last Tuesday I visited the National Geog... |
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An End to Warfare? [Afarensis]The website for Discover Magazine has an interesting article called Has Science Found a Way to End All Wars?. The article, ostensibly about Douglas Fry's book Beyond War seeks the opinion of a number of anthropologists, archaeologists and biologists (Frans de Waal, Robert Sapolsky, Richard Wrangh... |

