E.O. Wilson: Advice to young scientists

http://www.ted.com "The world needs you, badly," begins celebrated biologist E.O. Wilson in his letter to a young scientist. Previewing his upcoming book, he gives advice collected from a lifetime of experience -- reminding us that wonder and creativity are the center of the scientific life. (Filmed at TEDMED.)

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[YourSoulEmbarks]

I can relate. Even from a young age, I was intrigued with space. I remember my first "dream job" was an astronaut. Right now I ambivalent about my future career.

[JudoMD86]

I disagree. Every scientist, every true scientist, knows for a fact that what they are learning today has a very high chance of changing within the next few years. That's why we like it and that's why we do what we do. The constant change, the new ideas the fact that every few years we have to alter our thinking about a particular subject or concept is exciting to us. I wouldn't worry about people with the least flexible minds, they won't be in positions of power because they cannot adapt.

[MrZgti]

This is a wonderful man. I don't live far from where he was raised, relatively speaking, and whether or not everything he did was correct, I'm more interested in Biology than beforehand.

[dalektaliban]

e.o believes in the collusion of science and religion, which I completely disagree with, so in terms of their religious views im on dawkins side, though I don't believe his views 100% either

[dalektaliban]

accepting death is part of being human, immortality is passing knowledge to the next generation and thats all it should ever be

[Idealist Physicist]

wilson is not religious he's an ex- christian, but not an atheist, but a deist, he is not that much of an idiot to beileve that the universe is a happy accedent.

so he got attacked by darwin's 'rottweiler' (dawkins) ;)

[xxMafia101]

I don't care if Dawkins is a professor at Oxford, or how amazing his theories are or how good his credentials are, when it comes to beliefs on religion he is completely irrational and ignorant. He thinks of himself as being better than others because of these beliefs. And that is coming from someone who doesn't have a religion...

[Idealist Physicist]

well, he's the father of sociobiology, the greatest biologist alive, he also happen to be a believer in god -deist-.

So, recently he was attacked by dawkins.

whih side are you on ??

[JornikHendrix]

is Ginsberg alive?

[arobekie]

Advice to our future scientists,keep a open mind.

[Gregor Mick]

BIG uPS! RESPECT!

thanks a LOT for this PUSH!

peace