Video: E.O. Wilson, ant man
By Wade KwonVideo: “E.O. Wilson: Of Ants and Men”
A lifetime of studying the natural world has aired on PBS as a 2-hour prime-time documentary. “E.O. Wilson: Of Ants and Men” premiered in September.
The titular subject was born in Birmingham and spent his childhood in Mobile and Washington. He studied at Alabama and later Harvard. His career in science led to the creation of sociobiology, earning him a U.S. National Medal of Science. Wilson has authored many books, which brought him two Pulitzer Prizes.
The program looks at milestones in his life, along with the ways we better understand the world, including the formation and behavior of ant societies, and how humans have much more in common with them than with chimps. Wilson spends time in our state’s rich environment, and even dissects the tribalism behind Alabama (and Auburn) football.
E.O. Wilson in Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique,
in a scene from “Of Ants and Men”
Sunday, November 1, 2015, 12:06 am
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