Lord of the Ants
Episode 17 · 2008-05-20
- Documentary
Episode overview
At age 78, E.O. Wilson is still going through his "little savage" phase of boyhood exploration of the natural world. In "Lord of the Ants," NOVA profiles this soft-spoken Southerner and Harvard professor, who is an acclaimed advocate for ants, biological diversity, and the controversial extension of Darwinian ideas to human society. Actor and environmentalist Harrison Ford narrates this engaging portrait of a ceaselessly active scientist and eloquent writer, who has accumulated two Pulitzer Prizes among his many other honors. Says fellow naturalist David Attenborough: "He will go down as the man who opened the eyes of millions 'round the world to the glories, the values, the importance of—to use his term—biodiversity."
55 minutes
Season 35 episodes
1. Secrets of the Samurai Sword2007-10-09
2. Ghost in Your Genes2007-10-16
3. Marathon Challenge2007-10-30
4. Sputnik Declassified2007-11-07
5. Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial2007-11-13
6. Master of the Killer Ants2007-11-20
7. Missing in MiG Alley2007-12-18
8. Absolute Zero: The Conquest of Cold2008-01-08
9. Absolute Zero: The Race for Absolute Zero2008-01-15
10. Secrets of the Parthenon2008-01-29
11. Astrospies2008-02-12
12. Ape Genius2008-02-19
13. The Four Winged Dinosaur2008-02-26
14. Cracking the Maya Code2008-04-08
15. Car of the Future2008-04-22
16. A Walk to Beautiful2008-05-13
17. Lord of the Ants2008-05-20
