Stories by Wade Davis

Wade Davis is a professor of anthropology and holds the B.C. Leadership Chair in Cultures and Ecosystems at Risk at the University of British Columbia. His latest book is Magdalena: River of Dreams (Knopf 2020).

Policy & Ethics

Why Anthropology Matters

It’s the antidote to nativism, the enemy of hate—a vaccine of understanding, tolerance and compassion that can counter the rhetoric of demagogues

February 1, 2021 — Wade Davis | Opinion

The Sciences

Last of Their Kind: What Is Lost When Cultures Die?

The world's cultures have been disappearing, taking valuable knowledge with them, but there is reason to hope

August 23, 2010 — Wade Davis