The Social Conquest of Earth

I recently finished reading "The Social Conquest of Earth" by Edward O. Wilson.

The book is long, and so is the video linked below. The reward, however, is worth the price of admission, which is a considerable investment of time and attention.

Like all transformational ideas, however, what Edward O. Wilson has to say cannot be boiled down to a 60 second soundbite for easy consumption by the masses.

Those willing to pay the time-price will come away with a deeper understanding about the origin of and the dynamics which drive the conflicts in today's world. Those unwilling to do so will remain willfully enslaved by the dogmas and ideologies which require conflicts to justify their continued existence.

Edward O. Wilson “The Social Conquest of Earth”
from The Long Now Foundation on FORA.tv