EarthSky Global Science Advisors select E.O. Wilson as 2010 Science Communicator of the Year
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- EarthSky – a clear voice for science – today announced the selection of E.O. Wilson as the 2010 EarthSky Science Communicator of the Year. The selection was made by EarthSky's 600+ Global Science Advisors, who voted overwhelmingly during fall 2010 to select Dr. Wilson from among many excellent candidates.
EarthSky visited Dr. Wilson in Boston in late 2010 and shot a series of videos with him in which he discusses topics including the value and purpose of 21st century science, ants, communicating science, the state of scientific knowledge, and more. EarthSky will release this series of videos featuring E. O. Wilson over the first six months of 2011. You'll find a sneak preview of EarthSky's upcoming E. O. Wilson videos here:
http://earthsky.org/human-world/e-o-wilson-science-is-an-adventure
Dr. Edward Osborne ("E.O.") Wilson is highly respected as a biologist, theorist, conservationist, and author. He is a professor emeritus and honorary curator of entomology at Harvard University, where he worked for four decades. He is known for his pioneering research on how ants communicate using chemical signals, and for originating sociobiology, a scientific field that attempts to explain the social behavior of animal species. Dr. Wilson has written over 20 books, including The Diversity of Life, and his most recent book, Kingdom of Ants. He has received over 100 awards, including two Pulitzer Prizes for non-fiction.
EarthSky – producer of internationally syndicated science podcasts in English and Spanish – serves as a platform for scientists to speak on important issues facing the 21st century. Through its global broadcast network and online outlets, EarthSky creates 15 million media impressions for science and scientists every day. In other words, people hear, watch or read the words of scientists – via EarthSky – that often every day.
The EarthSky Science Communicator of the Year award was established in 2008. Previous winners include James Hansen (2008) and Neil de Grasse Tyson (2009).
The EarthSky promise: "To bring the ideas, strategies and research results of scientists to people around the world, with the goal of illuminating pathways to a sustainable future."
SOURCE EarthSky Communications, Inc.
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