04/18/2014

E.O. Wilson: ‘A Window on Eternity’

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In his new book, A Window on Eternity, biologist E.O. Wilson takes a walk through Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique to discover the rebirth of the formerly war-ravaged preserve, and to observe ‘the little things that run the world.’ Read an excerpt from A Window on Eternity.

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Edward O. Wilson

Edward O. Wilson is a professor emeritus of biology at Harvard University in Cambridge. He’s the author of multiple books, including A Window on Eternity: A Biologist’s Walk Through Gorongosa National Park (Simon & Schuster, 2014).

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Read an excerpt from A Window on Eternity.

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Alexa Lim was a senior producer for Science Friday. Her favorite stories involve space, sound, and strange animal discoveries.

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