Instructional Video Catalog: Title Description
Title: " Edward O. Wilson: Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge "
Wilson argues for the fundamental unity of all knowledge and the need to search for consilience the proof that everything in our world is organized in terms of a small number of fundamental natural laws that comprise the principles underlying every branch of learning. Pulitzer Prize winning scholar, scientist and National Medal of Science winner Dr. Edward O. Wilson discusses how we are depleting the Earth's biodiversity. He presents his views on animal social structure, especially insect social structures, and how they relate to human social structure. He discusses the study of the insect world and what we as humans can learn from these cultures that co-exist with us.
Production Date: 1998
Length: 60 min.
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Subject: History
Series Title: E.N. THOMPSON FORUM ON WORLD ISSUES