"He must, so know the starfish and the student biologist who sits at the feet of living things, proliferate in all
directions. Having certain tendencies, he must move along their lines to the limit of their potentialities."

John Steinbeck - Log from the Sea of Cortez

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

E. O.

Inspiring as usual. The message was the same, but it matters a lot to hear it from the guy who wrote the book. Literally. A moment - when asked by a student at the close of the talk about the potential impact of global warming on biodiversity, an obviously tired Wilson simply asked three rhetorical questions - "Is it real? Yes. Is it gonna get worse? Yes. What will be the impact on biodiversity? Bad."

He shared a remarkable photo of himself at 13 collecting in Mobile, where he was the first to spot the invasion of imported fire ants. I had hoped to find that image, but couldn't. I did find this, Ed Wilson the Eagle Scout in Brewton, AL. Enjoy.
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