In this warm and engaging discussion on video, Wilson offers insight into the scientific process, relating how an interest in studying ants and social insects led him to establish sociobiology. He compares scientists to mythmakers and examines the role of imagination in scientific inquiry. Wilson's passionate concern for the preservation of our natural heritage has placed him in the forefront of environmental activism.

As a young boy growing up in the deep South, Wilson began to dream of going to the "Big Tropics, the Amazon, New Guinea, of discovering new kinds of plants and animals." This urge to explore propelled him from a childhood interest in collecting insects to a career that has encompassed studies in the biology of social insects, ecology, biogeography, sociobiology, biodiversity, and environmental conservation. He has received numerous awards and honors, including the National Medal of Science and the Pulitzer Prize.