Steven Hyman is the Provost of Harvard University and a professor of Neurobiology at the Harvard Medical School.
Provost Hyman introduces the distinguished group of scientists who will discuss the topic of species extinction. "This
is an important topic because... it brings together the important intersection of science, public policy, economics, and governance. But
the foundation of thinking about this topic really lies with the science, with understanding the importance of diversity of life on
earth, and too often those of us who live in universities or cities don't come in contact with this critically important diversity."
The first presenter, Edward Wilson, is the Pellegrino University Research Professor, Emeritus, at Harvard. He is widely
recognized as the founder of sociobiology, and, in many ways, as the founder of modern studies of biodiversity. He has deservedly won
many honors, including two Pulitzer Prizes for his books and international recognition as one of the hundred most influential scientists
of all time. "Ed Wilson," Provost Hyman states, "continues to inspire a new generation of naturalists committed to preserving the
earth's biological diversity." Jeremy Jackson, who will speak second, is the William and Mary B. Ritter Professor of Oceanography at the
Scripps Institution of Oceanography and a senior scientist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in the Republic of Panama. His
current research includes the long-term impacts of human activities on the ocean, as well as the ecology of coral reef communities and
the tempo and mode of speciation in the sea.
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