Wade Davis | The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World | Talks at Google
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- čas přidán 30. 09. 2021
- Wade Davis discusses his book "The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World". At risk is the human legacy-a vast archive of knowledge and expertise and a catalogue of the imagination. Rediscovering a new appreciation for the diversity of the human spirit, as expressed by culture, is among the central challenges of our time. In "Wayfinders", Davis takes us on a thrilling journey to celebrate the wisdom of the world's indigenous cultures.
Wade Davis is Professor of Anthropology and the British Columbia Leadership Chair in Cultures and Ecosystems at Risk at the University of British Columbia. An ethnographer, writer, photographer and filmmaker, Davis holds degrees in anthropology and biology and received his Ph.D. in ethnobotany, all from Harvard University. Mostly through the Harvard Botanical Museum, he spent over three years in the Amazon and Andes as a plant explorer, living among fifteen indigenous groups in eight Latin American nations while making some 6000 botanical collections. His work later took him to Haiti to investigate folk preparations implicated in the creation of zombies, an assignment that led to his writing The Serpent and the Rainbow (1986), an international best seller later released by Universal as a motion picture. In recent years his work has taken him to East Africa, Borneo, Nepal, Peru, Polynesia, Tibet, Mali, Benin, Togo, New Guinea, Australia, Colombia, Vanuatu, Mongolia and the high Arctic of Nunavut and Greenland.
Davis is the author of 350 scientific and popular articles and 23 books, and was the co-curator of "The Lost Amazon: The Photographic Journey of Richard Evans Schultes", first exhibited at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. His many film credits include El Sendero de la Anaconda, a 90-minute feature documentary shot in the Northwest Amazon, and is available on Netflix.
Get the book here: goo.gle/3lo4Ab3.
For more information on Wade Davis, please visit daviswade.com/.
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Moderated by Sandeep Giri.
After Sir Wade's talk, I feel like I've seen a glimpse of all the unique cultures of the world, and at the same time makes me feel like I'm missing a lot of actual experience of these various and deeply rooted culture and belief systems. Thank you for this brilliant talk!
I am currently reading the book and listening on audible this amazing book. As I listen my heart hurts and aches for our human condition and the actions of people who are ignorant of the harm they do.....I find myself asking the Universe to help me to awaken, to understand with an open heart what is needed most and to apply it in my life. I want to be of service...so much ignorance has led to so much suffering...because we refuse to open ourhearts and minds to the experiences of others and learn their own inner knowing of the world. I am not a scholar or very enlightened so my words might sound empty, but my heart hurts and tears flow as I listen to this man share his experiences and knowledge...his clarity and understanding. I have read many of Wade Davis's books and marveled at his deep respect for all peoples living within their own cultural paradigms. I yearn , myself, to open my eyes and see the sacred everywhere. Namaste'
What a shining example of the Sacred Masculine! This heroic impulse to protect and defend life in all its diversity is inspiring and gives us hope. May this impulse be magnified and increased!!!
One of the most moving and profound lectures I have ever heard.
Thank you Dr Wade Davis for the Fascinating and informative talk, and thank you to Google Talks and Sandeep Giri for sharing this. I have listened to many Google Talks and TED talks, and this is probably the best in terms of learning about indigenous cultures and about living in harmony with nature. Looking forward to reading the book The Wayfinders to learn more.
The education here is immense, it's like being a dry plant immersed into water. Anthropology with the advances in tech are awesome. Thank you for all you build.
What a great talk.
Thank you for sharing your wisdom.
Genius!! No words!!
technology doesnt ruin culture, power does. i liked it
Itʻs amazing when the AI algorithms choose videos I love! This was awesome.
Amazing talk - so educational and informative. And very well moderated too.
awesome!!!
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Really good video ,i remember the book voodoo from him , he is a true harrison jones
exactly!!!
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exactly!!!
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🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Too much romanticism in this one isn't there?
In what sense? I think he’s making a point of highlighting the genius of aspects of certain people’s and the wonderful diversity. I don’t think he’s trying to say that life isn’t hard for any people.