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“Arresting…Deeply informative and provocative.”—Booklist GENESIS: The Deep Origins of Societies by E.O. Wilson At almost 90 years old, Edward O. Wilson is our greatest living biologist. Ever passionate about exploring our origins on earth, he is back with GENESIS, an eloquent, enlightening survey of social behavior that traces humanity’s advanced capacity for language, empathy, and cooperati

This article originally appeared in “The New York Times,” February 28, 2019 By the Book: Edward O. Wilson The naturalist and entomologist, whose new book is “Genesis,” loves a reptile guide called “Lizards and Snakes of Alabama,” which “speaks to my boyhood passion and is a source of good memories page by page.” What books are on your nightstand? Sean B. Carroll, “The Serengeti Rules:

Ben Goldfarb Received the 2019 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award for Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter.   PEN American Center, the largest branch of the world’s leading literary and human rights organization, announced this week the winners and runners-up of the 2019 PEN Literary Awards, the most comprehensive literary awards program in the country