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Cornell Plantations Fall Lecture Series: The Class of 1945 Lecture featuring Wade Davis, Ph.D.

Friday, October 14, 2016 at 7:30pm

Alice Statler Auditorium
7 East Ave, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA

The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in a Modern World

Every culture is a unique answer to the fundamental question: What does it mean to be human and alive? Of the world’s 7,000 languages, fully half may disappear within our lifetimes. At risk is a vast archive of knowledge and expertise, a catalogue of the imagination that is the human legacy. Ethnographer, writer, photographer and filmmaker Wade Davis will lead us on a thrilling journey to celebrate the wisdom of the world’s indigenous cultures. From Polynesia to the Amazon, the Andes, Africa, Australia, Nepal and finally the rainforests of Borneo, understanding the lessons of this journey can become our mission for the next century. Rediscovering a new appreciation for the diversity of the human spirit, as expressed by culture, is among the central challenges of our time.

Wade Davis, Ph.D., is a National Geographic Society Explorer for the Millenium, and Anthropology Professor and Chair in Cultures and Ecosystems at Risk at the University of British Columbia.

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Event Type

Lecture

Departments

Cornell Botanic Gardens, Sustainability

Tags

CALScomm, Cornell Plantations, CALScom, Plantations

Website

http://www.cornellplantations.org

Contact E-Mail

cwk47@cornell.edu

Contact Name

Bill Kepner

Contact Phone

6072552400

Speaker

Wade Davis

Speaker Affiliation

National Geographic & University of British Columbia

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