The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World

Personal and scientific curiosity draw Wade Davis to remote cultures, where an astonishing fund of knowledge exists about plants and animals, at least until the culture itself disappears. In association with the Harvard Botanical Museum, he spent three years in the Amazon and the Andes collecting more than 6,000 botanical specimens to research the region's biodiversity. Later work took him to Haiti and beyond, inspiring his best-selling book The Serpent and the Rainbow. Hailed by National Geographic as one of the "Explorers of the Millennium," he is the author of 13 books, recipient of countless awards and a highly sought-after speaker. Join this renowned explorer, scholar, photographer and filmmaker as he defends cultures, languages and the natural world from which they spring.

Editor's Note:  Originally scheduled for 3/5/12.