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The Gray Area with Sean Illing cover image

E.O. Wilson's plan to save the world

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

CHAPTER

We Need a Taxinomic Revolution

i can't imagine that there are many places in the world that haven't been touched by humans. I've had the advantage of visiting and almost living for long periods of time in e parts of northern south america and new guinea. In other words, there still was a lot of unexplored, unstudied terrain, fauna and flora when i went out from harvard on my expedition. And you youre saying that basically, if you go out into the world to day, there is still plenty to discover. There is still a need for discovery and for explanationd  and i've heard you say, kind of, we need a taxinomic revolution.

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