You'll not waste your time reading everything you can get your hands on regarding E.O.Wilson -- to include anything he wrote, or anything written about him by those he influenced and mentored.
The man was an absolute intellectual giant, who freely shared his amazing insights . . .
It depends on what kind of geek you are. "The Ants" is perhaps my favourite non-fiction book of all time - at the time it was written it was a fair account of the total sum of human knowledge of ants. It's beautifully written and incredibly complete, and although it's now a bit dated, it's still the best reference to ants if you're interested in them. For a broader summary of Wilson's intellectual project I recommend "Consilience" - a wonderful synthesis of almost all his ethical and scientific interests.
His life, the studies he undertook quietly over protracted periods of time . . . there is no "one book" . . . his mind was a burrowing mind . . .
If you appreciate logic, well-reasoned arguments and objective observations --the scientific method personified -- you will savor anything related to his endeavors.
Old coder here...multiple environments ... I've kept up, still making enough to live comfortably ... hope to retire soon.
Couple of thoughts:
1) Not a bad idea, been proposed before,
drugs at a fair market value ... a little over cost ... good if true ... keeping in mind current restrictions.
2)Is this a springboard for a 2024 Cuban run at the presidency?
You sound as if you're doing well, professionally.
Esteem from your work comrades, who share your work environment and it's challenges, is not to be taken lightly . . . you have excelled, given what you have to work with.
Personally, I thought in my younger years, that I could understand anything, given enough study time.
Further, I thought I could (probably) suggest innovations, if circumstances permitted, after that time of study.
I'm older now . . . and realize that I can both contribute to innovation . . . and stand aside in admiration when others innovate without my input.
There's a certain utility in that. No one can do it all; time is limited . . .
In my opinion, live content is often on target, just as often poorly thought out.
The citizenry votes with ballots . . . and dollars.
One is often as effective as the other in steering a nation toward ethical behavior.
Keep in mind: A representative democracy is a grand historical experiment. If you value it, value the things that keep it going.
Lapham is a national treasure...time spent reading his essays, or content he has assembled, or edited, is time well spent...
I've been a regular subscriber to Harper's, as well, for a couple of decades...Lapham was editor there for many years off and on...their "Easy Chair" essay/column/editorial at the beginning of each magazine is often worth the price of the magazine itself...he started that tradition...
Cornered raccoons fight with a ferocity that most other animals, especially domesticated pets, learn to respect after only one encounter...if they survive the encounter...
It's not uncommon for them to blind or eviscerate house pets where I live....35 acres on a rural lake...
A dog/raccoon fight in water often results in the dog being drowned by the raccoon...
They can also transmit rabies and distemper...
If you value your dog I would highly recommend that you discourage encounters with raccoons...
>>You're not in a movie, fracking is not going to cause some sort of earthquake catastrophe.<<
I have in-laws that live north of Edmond OK and the almost daily tremors and quakes there have changed their lives to a certain degree...
My father-in-law goes out to check the brickwork on his house on a regular basis now, paying special attention to his chimney...things occasionally rattle off shelves and fall to the floor...
Injection well frequencies and volumes have now been reduced or entirely curtailed in certain areas of the state...
So, maybe life does indeed seem a bit surreal if you live in an affected area...
Drilling, fracking, and the use of injection wells to dispose of waste-water have apparently led to Oklahoma becoming as quake-prone as California...
The man was an absolute intellectual giant, who freely shared his amazing insights . . .