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  1. 2 days ago · Inthis third issue, Wade Davis, a renowned Canadian cultural anthropologist, ethnobotanist, and writer, discussed the coca leaf’s history and significance in the Andean Amazon with our colleagues at TNI. Davis is a professor at the University of British Columbia, he has authored over 25 books and has extensively researched the coca leaf and ...

  2. 1 day ago · In this third issue, Wade Davis, a renowned Canadian cultural anthropologist, ethnobotanist, and writer, discussed the coca leaf’s history and significance in the Andean Amazon with our colleagues at TNI.

  3. 5 days ago · The anthropologist Wade Davis calls it “the sociological equivalent of splitting the atom”. The individual’s freedom from their social and ecological contexts provided the grounds for colonialism, industrialization, and broadly speaking the exploitation of humans and ecosystems.

  4. 5 days ago · Wade Davis, anthropologist and author; Michael Pollan, journalist and food writer; Brian Skerry, underwater photographer and filmmaker; Joel Sartore, wildlife photographer and conservationist; These individuals have made significant contributions to National Geographic’s mission of promoting geographic learning and understanding the world ...

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › PolynesiaPolynesia - Wikipedia

    5 days ago · The anthropologist Wade Davis in his book The Wayfinders, criticized Heyerdahl as having "ignored the overwhelming body of linguistic, ethnographic, and ethnobotanical evidence, augmented today by genetic and archaeological data, indicating that he was patently wrong."

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › AyahuascaAyahuasca - Wikipedia

    4 days ago · Ayahuasca [note 1] is a South American psychoactive beverage, traditionally used by Indigenous cultures and folk healers in the Amazon and Orinoco basins for spiritual ceremonies, divination, and healing a variety of psychosomatic complaints. [1]

  7. 3 days ago · Wade Davis on cultural relativism and the importance of anthropology in the modern age. Updated: July 14, 2024

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