The Light at the Edge of the World IDB Cultural Center Encuentros No.41 Inter-American Development Bank, 21 pp. Wade Davis has spoken at and/or provided workshops and trainings at over 100 colleges, universities and corporations nationally and internationally including, Stanford University, Penn State University, Syracuse University, Texas A&M University, Fox, Pepsi Co, JP Morgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, and Deutsche Bank. (55 minutes). R 394.82, R 283.08 What if … the Cubs had picked Jon Gray over Kris Bryant? Edmund Wade Davis CM (born December 14, 1953) is a Canadian-U.S.-Colombian anthropologist, ethnobotanist, author, and photographer whose work has focused on worldwide indigenous cultures, especially in North America and South America and particularly involving the traditional uses and beliefs associated with psychoactive plants. Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society from 2000 to 2013, he is currently Professor of Anthropology and the BC Leadership Chair in Cultures and Ecosystems at Risk at the University of British Columbia. R 455.39 My mandate for more than a decade at the National Geographic Society was to use media and storytelling to change the way the world views and values culture. Bruno Manser and the Penan struggle for the Borneo rain forest. I was amazed. Each culture is a unique answer to a fundamental question. My research focuses on biological and cultural diversity and the forces that threaten both. We Need a Global Declaration of Interdependence in: González, Roberto J (ed.) Insight Editions/Palace Press, San Rafael, California. Greystone Books, Vancouver, 2016, No Strangers: Ancient Wisdom in a Modern World, 179 pp. Shamans as botanical researchers in: Jeremy Narby and Francis Huxley (eds.) Learn more about the His many film credits include Light at the Edge of the World, an eight-hour documentary series written and produced for the NGS. The identity of a New World psychoactive toad. 123-151, University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, May, 2013, Water Notes, in: Burtynsky Water, Ed Burtynsky, pp. x 240 We filled up our event venue and had to bring in extra seating. Blindspots is a training program that aims to create new norms that bridge the gap between thought and action. Rainforest: Ancient Realm of the Pacific Northwest (photography by Graham Osborne) 128 pp. With stunning photos and stories, National Geographic Explorer Wade Davis celebrates the extraordinary diversity of the world's indigenous cultures, which are disappearing from the planet at an alarming rate. 2008 Host/co-writer/co-producer Peyote to LSD: A Psychedelic Odyssey, 2 hour special for the History Channel, produced in collaboration with Gryphon Productions and filmed on location in New Mexico, Oaxaca, and lowland Ecuador. 2018 Creative Consultant, “Avatar 2, 3, 4”, Cameron Companies, 2017-19, 2016 Creative Consultant, Moana, Walt Disney Animation Studios, 2016, 2015 The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World, The 2015 Milton K Wong Lecture, CBC Ideas, CBC Radio One, 2015 Principal character, Written in Stone, Out Yonder Productions for Knowledge Network, Burnaby, BC, 2011 Narrator, White Water, Black Gold, White Gold Productions, Calgary, AB, 2011 Principal character, Chasing Shadows: The Simon Gunanoot Story, Out Yonder Productions for Knowledge Network, Burnaby, BC, 2010 Principal character, Schooling the World: The White Man’s Last Burden, Lost People Films, Telluride, 2009 CBC Massey Lectures, The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World, broadcast nationally in Canada, CBC Radio One and Two November 2-6, 2009, and on Sirius worldwide. Autumn 1992. I continue to operate in the public square, with all research efforts directed toward the production of books and films that will contribute to the global dialogue. Wade gave his first TEDx Talk at the University of Florida entitled: The Mask of Masculinity, and he looks to continually engage men through a variety of vehicles to become more self-reflective and divest in patriarchal practices. 165-169. These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. Victoria pp. This introductory course explores the central revelation of cultural anthropology; the idea that the social world in which we live does not exist in some absolute sense, but rather is just one model of reality, the consequence of one set of intellectual and spiritual choices that our particular cultural lineage made, however successfully, many generations ago. Curt Emerson, Director of Events and Production, Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Center for Leadership and Ethics, Columbia University, Senior Legal Analyst at Altria Client Services. R 436.82, R 250.18 (ed.) 2012 Award of Excellence: Public Engagement, Canadian Civil Liberties Association, 2012 Finalist, Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Nonfiction, Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory and the Conquest of Everest, 2012 Finalist, Governor General’s Award for Nonfiction, Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory and the Conquest of Everest, 2011 The Explorers Medal, The Explorers Club, New York, 2011 Honorary Doctorate of Letters, National College of Natural Medicine, 2010 Libris Award, Canadian Booksellers Association, Best Nonfiction Book of the Year for The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World, 2010 Honorary Doctorate of Science, Colorado College, 2010 Honorary Doctorate of Laws, University of Northern British Columbia, 2009 Gold Medal, Royal Canadian Geographical Society, 2008 Honorary Doctorate of Science, University of Guelph, 2004 Banff Mountain Book Festival Award for Adventure Travel for the book: The Lost Amazon: The Photographic Journey of Richard Evans Schultes, 2004 Honorary Member, The Explorers Club, one of twenty, 2004 Lowell Thomas Medal, The Explorers Club, New York, 2003 Honorary Doctorate of Science, University of Victoria, 2002 Literary Award for Nonfiction, Lannan Foundation.
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