In an engaging appearance on May 6, 2014, E.O. Wilson visited Charlie Rose to discuss his latest book, A Window on Eternity. In a twenty-five minute interview, Wilson and host Charlie Rose covered a number of fascinating topics:
— the work of Greg Carr, Piotr Naskrecki, and Joyce Poole at Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique
— how Gorongosa National Park is one of Africa’s best, most diverse, and grandest parks
— the dangers of tinkering with the Earth’s flora and fauna, which represent 3.5 billion years of evolution
— how humanity may need to contend with “the age of loneliness”
— what science tells us about the human condition
— how anthropologists, archaeologists, and ecologists have put together a picture of how humanity emerged as a biological species
— how he explains the power of religion and creation stories
— his argument with Richard Dawkins about the evolution of advanced human behavior
— what he regards in hindsight as his most serious misjudgments over his scientific career
— the degree to which global warming is threatening
— his opinion about fusion technology
Wilson and Rose also view and discuss at length a number of Piotr Naskrecki’s photographs from A Window on Eternity.
Watch E.O. Wilson’s interview with Charlie Rose below:
