Marking the day: E.O. Wilson

 Edward O. Wilson was born on June 10, 1929 in Birmingham, Ala. He died this past winter, the day after Christmas. 

Apparently, I’m not quite adjusted to the idea. But I mention him a lot.

“Sooner or later in a conversation, I’ll mention the biologist E.O. Wilson.” That was the first sentence in my note “A biologist looks at the human mind,” Dec. 7, 2021. Other notes that mention Wilson:

• “The value of a running conversation,” Nov. 5, 2021

• “E.O. Wilson, a biologist who wrote about learning,” Dec. 28, 2021

• “What happens to hawks when the students are away?” Jan. 16, 2022

I’m marking his birthday as a way to honor someone who influenced my thinking. For more on “Marking the day,” see “An activity in lieu of making resolutions,” Dec. 31, 2021.