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Advice to a young scientist

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E.O. Wilson |

TEDMED 2012

• April 2012

"The world needs you, badly," says legendary biologist E.O. Wilson in his letter to a young scientist. He gives advice collected from a lifetime of experience -- and reminds us that wonder and creativity are the center of the scientific life.

"The world needs you, badly," says legendary biologist E.O. Wilson in his letter to a young scientist. He gives advice collected from a lifetime of experience -- and reminds us that wonder and creativity are the center of the scientific life.

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Biologist E.O. Wilson explored the world of ants and other tiny creatures -- and wrote movingly about the way all creatures, great and small, are interdependent.

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