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- -: TEDxUWO - Wade Davis - The Sacred Headwaters
April 23, 2011 (about 12 years ago)Wade Davis, a National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, presents a magnificent talk that highlights the beauty of the Sacred Headwaters in British Columbia, Canada. His photographs provide a unique perspective on the lives of those living in some of the most remote areas of this beautiful count...
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- -: Wade Davis: Cultures at the far edge of the world
January 12, 2007 (over 16 years ago)http://www.ted.com With stunning photos and stories, National Geographic Explorer Wade Davis celebrates the extraordinary diversity of the world's indigenous cultures, which are disappearing from the planet at an alarming rate. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances...
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- -: Wade Davis: The worldwide web of belief and ritual
June 13, 2008 (almost 15 years ago)http://www.ted.com Anthropologist Wade Davis muses on the worldwide web of belief and ritual that makes us human. He shares breathtaking photos and stories of the Elder Brothers, a group of Sierra Nevada indians whose spiritual practice holds the world in balance.
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- -: Ingenuity of the Inuit: The Tale of the 'S**t Knife' - Wade Davis
January 27, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/01/13/Wade_Davis_Why_Ancient_Wisdom_Matters_in_the_Modern_World Wade Davis, author of The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World, contrasts Western perception of the Inuit as "savages" with the endless inventiveness he sees in their way ...
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- -: What Would Alien Anthropologists Think of Us? - Wade Davis
January 28, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/01/13/Wade_Davis_Why_Ancient_Wisdom_Matters_in_the_Modern_World Wade Davis, author of The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World, criticizes the United States for viewing technological prowess as the only sign of progress. "Climate chang...
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Wade Davis: The Worldwide Web of Belief and Ritual
February 1, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Wade Davis shows humanity's rich cultural diversity that we should learn to preserve despite the aspiration to become a modern society of people.
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Jane Goodall: What Separates Us From the Apes
March 1, 2002 (over 21 years ago)Jane Goodall speaks of the human's superiority above animals but also of the humility that must come with it through protecting the environment and the other species that share our diverse habitat.
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Brian Cox: CERN's Supercollider
March 1, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Brian Cox shows the almost complete Large Hadron Collider of CERN and the awesome disoveries we could hear about after it has been used to re-create the Big Bang.
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Wade Davis: Endangered Cultures
February 1, 2003 (over 20 years ago)Wade Davis transforms into a storyteller as he reveals the rich cultural diversity that modern times are threatening to dissolve into a monochromatic society.
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