E.O. Wilson

The human mind is not a blank slate.

The social sciences are still in their infancy.

The humanities and the sciences are not separate cultures, but two parts of a single intellectual enterprise.

The future of humanity depends on our ability to integrate knowledge from all fields of inquiry.

Eusociality is the key to understanding human success.

Group selection is a powerful force in evolution.

Altruism can be explained by natural selection.

The human mind is a product of both individual and group selection.

Humans have an innate tendency to connect with nature.

Our disconnection from nature is a source of many of our problems.

The loss of biodiversity is a moral issue.

We are destroying the planet faster than we can understand it.

The universe is not a machine, but a living system.

Science and religion are not necessarily in conflict.

We need a new Enlightenment, one that integrates science and the humanities.

The human species is a work in progress.

The greatest challenge for humanity is to achieve a sustainable future.

The study of ants can teach us a great deal about human society.

The world is a complex adaptive system.

The only way to understand the world is to study it from multiple perspectives.