We are a biological species arising from Earths biosphere as one adapted species among many; and however splendid our languages and cultures, however rich and subtle our minds, however vast our creative powers, the mental process is the product of a brain shaped by the hammer of natural selection upon the anvil of nature.

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Edward O. Wilson was a 20th-century American biologist, naturalist, and writer. Edward Osborne Wilson was an American biologist, naturalist, ecologist, and entomologist known for developing the field of sociobiology. Read more on Wikipedia →

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  • Science — Discovery, inquiry, and the wonders of the natural world

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