Wade Davis

Wade Davis is a Canadian biologist, anthropologist and author. His work primarily involves the study of the customs and beliefs of indigenous cultures in North and South America. Davis is an opponent of globalization and works with many nongovernmental organizations on behalf of preserving indigenous languages and cultures.

His first book, The Serpent And The Rainbow, was adapted into a horror film by the same name in 1988. He has frequently distanced himself from the film adaptation,College of Education at Penn State: Keynote Speech: The Ethnosphere and the Academy which he alleges was very different from the spirit of his original bookTED: Speakers - Wade Davis: Anthropologist, ethnobotanist

• Current Projects
  • Host, Light at The Edge of The World
  • Research Associate, New York Botanical Garden
  • Board Member, David Suzuki Foundation