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On the wall outside E.O. Wilson's office, on the fourth floor of the Museum of Comparative Zoology Labs, the covers of his books, each displaying a lifeform he has studied, are tacked up--a tribute to science as natural wonder, science as art. If Professor Wilson's outlook were...

Author: By David ERIK Geist, | Title: Whither Biodiversity? | 10/22/1992 | See Source »

Humans are just now becoming conscious of their profound effect on the earth's environment--the world which provides humankind with its power. Much has been made of greenhouse effects and depleting ozone layers, but a compelling argument for conservation and preservation--which has not been emphasized until recently--is...

Author: By David ERIK Geist, | Title: Whither Biodiversity? | 10/22/1992 | See Source »

The only new idea that could save humanity in the 21st century is for women to take over the management of the world. I believe that male hegemony has squandered an opportunity of 10,000 years. We men have belittled and ridiculed feminine intuition, and on the other hand, we...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Great Goals | 10/15/1992 | See Source »

Girard is not alone in questioning the government's plans for self- preservation. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the U.S.'s doomsday planners are engaged in a sweeping reassessment of crisis scenarios. The old relocation centers are under review. Some are to be mothballed, others converted to more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Doomsday Blueprints | 8/10/1992 | See Source »

Between 1979 and 1981, a government task force called the Cultural Heritage Preservation Group met to draw up priority lists. The Library of Congress's "Top Treasures Inventory" includes a Gutenberg Bible, the Gettysburg Address and various papers of James Madison, Thomas Jefferson and George Mason. For the National Archives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Grab That Leonardo! | 8/10/1992 | See Source »

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