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gilles
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one of those that seems to get exponentially more apt by the year: "The real problem of humans is the following: we have paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and god-like technology." ā Edward O. Wilson, 2009
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JC
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Eduard O. Wilson was my first and favorite evolutionary biologist. Iām always amazed at how clearly he could see the human condition..
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gilles
@gilles
I've yet to really read him. Book recs?
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JC
@jonathancolton
I believe On Human Nature was the book where I discovered him. https://fivebooks.com/book/human-nature-by-edward-o-wilson/
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gilles
@gilles
I was eye-ing that one, together with this one written almost 40 years later. I'll read both, it will be interesting to see how his thinking evolved as he and the world changed. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20665570-the-meaning-of-human-existence
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