In the Wake of Man

Botanist, Harvard MD, researcher, professor, best-selling health author. In this 2-part Video Essay, world-renowned pioneer in Integrative Medicine, Dr. Andrew Weil expresses, with unusual clarity, our collective hopes and fears for the future health of our planet and our species.

Dr. Andrew Weil is the best-selling author of Natural Health, Natural Medicine, Spontaneous Healing and Taking Care of Yourself, published by Sounds True Press. He is the founder of The Foundation for Integrative Medicine, Polaris Health, LLC, and the not-for-profit Polaris Foundation, supporting his dream of advancing the cause of Integrative Medicine and optimum health around the world.

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An archive of thought, The Millennium Project was first conceived by director Kathryn Walker as a museum installation. From 1991 to 2000, Ms. Walker interviewed hundreds of subjects – from school children to poets; from writers, political thinkers and celebrities to theologians and business leaders. What resulted was a diverse array of cultural perception on the meaning to be found in this tumultuous millennial time – a fascinating historical tapestry.