Edward O. Wilson
The Ant Whisperer Who Charted Human Nature's Edge
Life’s a web — pull one thread, the whole world trembles.
I was a boy with a bent for small things — ants mostly — and they taught me how the world holds together. I’ve watched them build empires in the soil while we topple ours above. Some call me controversial, but I only follow the trail where it leads. If you want to understand people, look closer — not at us, but at the insects.
What I'm Into: ant colonies, deep time, the edge of reason, southern swamps, questions that unsettle
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