 Eminent biologist E. O. Wilson has spent his life studying creatures great and small—from humans to insects—as well as the fragile and complex nature of the biosphere as a whole. Bill Moyers Journal profiles the two-time Pulitzer Prize recipient, his advocacy of environmental stewardship, and his latest project: the Encyclopedia of Life, an online digital catalog of every living species on the planet. Also on the program, an update on the Earth Conservation Corps—the nonprofit, youth-oriented environmental group which has reclaimed endangered neighborhoods in our nation’s capital, even though some of its members have fallen victim to gun violence and other tragedies. Broadcast date: July 6, 2007. (58 minutes)
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