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  • Wilson, Edward O.Sociobiology: The New Synthesis. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1975.

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  • Wilson, Edward O. “Biology and the Social Sciences.”Daedalus 106 (Fall 1977): 127–140.

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  • Wilson, Edward O.On Human Nature. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1978.

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  1. Kings College, Cambridge University, UK

    Edward O. Wilson (Tarner Lecturer, professor of science)

  2. Harvard University, USA

    Edward O. Wilson (Tarner Lecturer, professor of science)

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He is the author of many technical publications and several books, includingSociobiology: The New Synthesis andOn Human Nature. He has received several science awards including the National Medal of Science (1976).

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Wilson, E.O. What is sociobiology?. Soc 15, 10–14 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02697770

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