<p>Spencer Wells is a geneticist, anthropologist, author and entrepreneur. For over a decade he was an Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society and Director of the Genographic Project, which collected and analyzed DNA samples from hundreds of thousands of people around the world in order to decipher how our ancestors populated the planet, in the process launching the consumer genomics industry.</p><p>Wells graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Texas at Austin, received his Ph.D. from Harvard University and conducted postdoctoral work at Stanford and Oxford. He has appeared in numerous documentary films and is the author of three books, <i>The Journey of Man, Deep Ancestry,</i> and <i>Pandora's Seed. </i>His work has taken him to more than 100 countries, where he has collaborated with everyone from heads of government and Fortune 500 corporations, to tribal chieftains eking out a precarious living in places as remote as Chad, Tajikistan and Papua New Guinea. </p><p>He lives in Austin, Texas, where he is founder and CEO of personal genomics company Insitome, founder of travel company Shambhala Expeditions, an Adjunct Professor at the University of Texas, and co-owner of the iconic Austin blues club Antone’s.</p>
Scientist, Author and Entrepreneur
<ul><li><strong>The Human Journey: A Genetic Odyssey</strong></li><li>Join Wells on an epic journey that spans the globe, using DNA to trace the migration routes of our ancient ancestors and revealing the incredible tapestry of human diversity created along the way. </li><li><strong>Pandora's Seed: The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization</strong></li><li>10,000 years ago our species made a radical shift in its way of life, progressing from hunting and gathering to controlling our food supply by domesticating animals and plants - a seemingly simple decision that has had an effect on every aspect of human life ever since. Journey with Dr. Wells as he charts the rise of our species from the wheat fields of the Fertile Crescent to the empires of the Bronze and Iron Ages, to the Industrial Revolution and even today's Coronavirus pandemic. A fascinating synthesis of history and science with tremendous relevance for the modern world.</li></ul><p><br></p>