Brought to you by LinkedIn Jobs recruitment platform with 800M+ users, FreshBooks cloud-based small business accounting software, and ButcherBox premium meats delivered to your door.Wade Davis (@wadedavisofficial, daviswade.com) is Professor of Anthropology and the BC Leadership Chair in Cultures and Ecosystems at Risk at the University of British Columbia. Between 2000 and 2013, he served as Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society. Named by the NGS as one of the Explorers for the Millennium, he has been described as “a rare combination of scientist, scholar, poet, and passionate defender of all of life’s diversity.” An ethnographer, writer, photographer, and filmmaker, Wade holds degrees in anthropology and biology and a PhD 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 15 indigenous groups 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, an international bestseller, 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. Wade is the author of 375 scientific and popular articles and 23 books including One River, The Wayfinders, Into the Silence, and Magdalena. His photographs have been widely exhibited and have appeared in 37 books and 130 magazines, including National Geographic, Time, Geo, People, Men’s Journal, and Outside. He was curator of “The Lost Amazon: The Photographic Journey of Richard Evans Schultes,” first exhibited at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. In 2012 he served as guest curator of “No Strangers: Ancient Wisdom in the Modern World,” at the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles. He was curator of “Everest: Ascent to Glory,” Bowers Museum, February 12–August 28, 2022. National Geographic has published two collections of his photography: Light at the Edge of the World (2001) and Wade Davis: Photographs (2018).His 40 film credits include Light at the Edge of the World, an eight-hour documentary series written and produced for National Geographic. His most recent film, El Sendero de la Anaconda, a 90-minute feature documentary shot in the Northwest Amazon, is available on Netflix.A professional speaker for 30 years, Wade has lectured at over 200 universities and 250 corporations and professional associations. In 2009 he delivered the CBC Massey Lectures. He has spoken from the main stage at TED five times, and his three posted talks have been viewed by 8 million. His books have appeared in 22 languages and sold approximately one million copies.Wade, one of 20 Honorary Members of the Explorers Club, is Honorary Vice President of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and recipient of 12 honorary degrees. He has been awarded the 2009 Gold Medal from the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, the 2011 Explorers Medal, the 2012 David Fairchild Medal for botanical exploration, the 2015 Centennial Medal of Harvard University, the 2017 Roy Chapman Andrews Society’s Distinguished Explorer Award, the 2017 Sir Christopher Ondaatje Medal for Exploration, and the 2018 Mungo Park Medal from the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. In 2016, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada. In 2018 he became an Honorary Citizen of Colombia.Please enjoy!*This episode is brought to you by LinkedIn Jobs. Whether you are looking to hire now for a critical role or thinking about needs that you may have in the future, LinkedIn Jobs can help. 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Head over to FreshBooks.com/Tim to get 90% off your FreshBooks subscription for 4 months. *[06:34] The Wayfinders.[17:01] The Earth’s caretakers of Northern Colombia.[25:31] Coca and mambe.[34:17] Zombies, mysterious elixirs, and a sorcerer pimp.[49:35] The social implications of zombification and dangers of datura.[57:57] David Maybury-Lewis, Richard Evans Schultes, and living exploration.[1:02:13] Why helping young people is a top priority for Wade.[1:07:43] Pessimism is an indulgence. 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Anthropologist Wade Davis explains how anthropology reveals that other cultures are not inferior versions of one’s own, and highlights the importance of preserving humanity’s cultural diversity.
The idea that societies progress from "savage" to "civilized" has been debunked by modern science, and there is a haunting fact that half of the 7,000 languages spoken today are moribund on the brink of extinction. However, geneticists have proven that we are all brothers and sisters, and technology allows us to better understand the world's oceans.
Wade Davis discusses the Lost City, a hidden metropolis located in the Colombian mountains, and its significance to the indigenous Kogi people who inhabit the region.
The preferred coca of the Inca, erythroxan Novogranitensia, was taken down the coast of Colombia to Trujillo in Peru and became the coca imported by Coca-Cola each year. Efforts are being made to create a legal nutraceutical market for coca to provide a livelihood for the 150,000 families in Colombia that depend on cultivating coca and to generate tax revenue for the country.
In the early 1960s, Clavius Narcisse was misdiagnosed dead by two physicians, but he later revealed that he was under the effect of a poisonous substance that could bring a state of apparent death so profound it could fool a physician, and yet the victim could survive.
The purpose of finding drugs to make zombies was not to explain the social phenomenon, but rather to understand a cultural and religious practice that had been used in a racist way. Some people may remain in servitude as zombies for an extended period of time.
Wade Davis explains how the Haitian zombie is created through tetrodotoxin and is able to put someone into a state of suggestibility and fear, but they remain aware of what has happened to them.
The speaker reflects on the importance of courage as the mother virtue, enabling other virtues to emerge. They credit their success in life to giving themselves fully to their mentors and being the architect of their own life. They also discuss the moral obligation to tell the stories of disadvantaged groups and become liaisons for their voices.
Reflecting on the changing perspective of the natural world, the speaker compares the Christian and Vedic traditions, stating that the latter emphasizes the idea of thickening the plot in the face of the existence of evil.
The lack of formalized rites of passage leaves young males without a clear transition into manhood, while women have a natural rite of passage. It's important to approach these transitions with empathy and love.
The speaker believes in the importance of physical labor in the initiation rites of young boys, and suggests the creation of a Youth Conservation Corps in every state and national park to provide teens with the opportunity to travel, experience other parts of the country, and work to make America a better country.
This episode talks about the different origin stories of ayahuasca brew and how they are used by different tribal groups, cultures, churches, and syncretic religions. It also discusses the profound cultural insights of the Badassan and the Makuna, who view plants and animals as people in another dimension of reality.
Michael Pollan discusses the potential benefits and risks of using ayahuasca, a sacred plant with a long history of safe use that is believed to have a range of psychological benefits.
The host talks about the fascination of human beings with entheogens as they have the capability to reveal ethereal wonder, especially to young kids who are trying to deconstruct the world around them.
The author Wade Davis talks about using ayahuasca in his older age to remember what it was like to write One River and to find inspiration once again as he approaches death.
The act of writing, similar to sculpture, requires attention and creativity. Creating rhythms in every line and ending every paragraph with something that will draw the reader in is crucial to becoming a great writer.
In this transcript, the guest speaker discusses how writing through the use of work points can help clarify and outline the contents of a book on a specific theme, such as the experience of death during the Great War.
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