David Sepkoski examines whether racism influenced the ideas of a renowned scientist
Date
04/13/22
David Sepkoski, the Thomas M. Siebel Chair in the History of Science at U of I, has co-written an essay, “Ideology as Biology,” which examines the influence of racism in the career of Edward O. Wilson, late Harvard professor and a giant in the study of biodiversity conservation. Read more: The legacy of a giant | College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at Illinois.