Personal
Davis personal life is a long and challenging story. Suffice to say he is terribly proud of his two children, Rebecca Davis, who runs the Rebecca Davis Dance Company in Philadelphia and Melinda Davis, who is beginning a specialty in cardiology at Ann Arbor. He is equally proud of his partner Barbara Ellison, the multi-talented teacher, writer, actor, and water skier.
Long and gangley in his youth, Davis never felt coordinated unless he had a board or two attached to his feet. Skiing, whether on snow or water, has been a lifelong passion. Most other forms of exercise, including the infamous Grouse Grind where he is current holder of the second best time in his age division for 08, are considered training for skiing. Still, he has been reluctant to 'retire' and devote himself full time to skiing as many of his skiing friends have. His artistic career is still alive and active.
Politically, Davis has always been left of centre, the degree of leftness varying with circumstance. For Davis climate change is the critical issue facing humankind. He is worried about the lack of political will to deal with the problem. Was Easter Island a trial balloon for mankind?
Davis has never believed in aliens or alien abductions. A graduate in philosophy he has ranged from agnostic to atheist. Much as people argue for the compatibity of religion and evolution, Davis suspects they are mutually exclusive.
Davis reads widely with a particular interest in evolutionary biology. A seminal book for him was The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins.
