The Encyclopedia of Life
If you don’t know who E.O. Wilson is, you probably should, especially if you study anything involving life sciences. He’s a biologist and a long time advocate for the natural world. He received a TED Prize last year, and his TED wish was to create The Encyclopedia of Life. Here’s what its gonna look like. Anyone who’s ever struggled with phylogeny or taxonomy in a bio class has got to love the visualizations they’re showing, and I love the idea of citizen biologist being able to help compile this, where ever they are.
