Wade DavisWade Davis served as Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society (2000–2013) and Professor of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia (2014–24). His twenty-four books, published in twenty-three languages, include the international bestsellers The Serpent and the Rainbow (1985), One River (1996), The Wayfinders (2007), and Into the Silence (2011), winner of the 2012 Samuel Johnson Prize, the top nonfiction award in the English language. His most recent books are Magdalena: River of Dreams (2020) and Beneath the Surface of Things (2024). Recipient of twelve honorary degrees and numerous awards, Davis was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 2016, and an Honorary Citizen of Colombia in 2018.