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InShanely CuriousApocalypse Road Show With Athena AktipisAthena Aktipis is a cooperation theorist in the social psychology department of ASU.Her book “A Field Guide to the Apocalypse: A Mostly Serious Guide to Surviving Our Wild Times” is a whole lot of fun packed into a pragmatic and optimistic examination of preparedness.Check out Athena's books and podcasts here https://www.athenaaktipis.org/ I’m taking part in a few live variety shows she is putting together combining science, comedy, music and surprises.Here is one at San...2025-04-081h 20
Everyday Better with Leah SmartWhy Cooperation Is Key to Humanity’s Survival With Psychologist Athena AktipisAthena Aktipis is an Assistant Professor at Arizona State University and co-Director of The Human Generosity Project. She studies how people work together, especially during crises, through the lenses of evolutionary biology and psychology. Her latest book, “A Field Guide to the Apocalypse: A Mostly Serious Guide to Surviving Our Wild Times”, digs into the history and science of cooperation.On this week’s episode of Everyday Better, Athena joins Leah to discuss the history of human survival during times of crisis. Drawing from her research with the Maasai tribe, Athena explains why cooperation is key to surviv...2024-12-1042 min
CohesionThe Role of Cooperation in Surviving Apocalyptic Times with Athena Aktipis, Author & ProfessorThis episode features an interview with Athena Aktipis, author of A Field Guide to the Apocalypse: A Mostly Serious Guide to Surviving Our Wild Times. She is also an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Arizona State University, director of the Cooperation and Conflict Lab and co-director of the Human Generosity Project, the first large-scale collaborative project to investigate the interrelationship between biological and cultural influences on human generosity. Athena also created and co-hosts the Zombified Podcast.In this episode, Shawn sits down with Athena to discuss the dynamics of need-based transfers in societies, the...2024-10-1551 min
UNSW Centre for IdeasAthena Aktipis: A Field Guide to the ApocalypseHas climate chaos, the cost-of-living crisis and the threat of AI overlords got you feeling like the end is nigh? Don’t stress. As psychologist and evolutionary biologist Athena Aktipis points out, humankind is hardwired to survive big existential crises. In this engaging talk, Athena—armed with her trusty ukulele—and UNSW’s Rob Brooks journey through history, psychology, and shared humanity to uncover the tools that will help us survive—and thrive—amidst the chaos. Tune in to the podcast and you can expect to learn about the psychology of stress, tips for prepping (hint: duct tape is essen...2024-10-031h 07
Scientific American Podcast: Science TalkThe Apocalypse Is Going to Be a Lot Friendlier Than You ThinkPsychologist and cooperation theorist Athena Aktipis shares advice from her new book, A Field Guide to the Apocalypse, on how to survive and thrive in doomsday scenarios from catastrophic natural disasters to zombie outbreaks. Related Reading:– Could the Zombie Fungus in TV’s The Last of Us Really Infect People?– The Evolutionary Reasons We Are Drawn to HorrorEmail us at sciencequickly@sciam.com if you have any questions, comments or ideas for stories we should cover!Discover something new everyday: subscribe to Scientific American and sign up for our dai...2024-05-2218 minScience QuicklyThe Apocalypse Is Going to Be a Lot Friendlier Than You ThinkPsychologist and cooperation theorist Athena Aktipis shares advice from her new book, A Field Guide to the Apocalypse, on how to survive and thrive in doomsday scenarios from catastrophic natural disasters to zombie outbreaks. Related Reading:– Could the Zombie Fungus in TV’s The Last of Us Really Infect People?– The Evolutionary Reasons We Are Drawn to HorrorEmail us at sciencequickly@sciam.com if you have any questions, comments or ideas for stories we should cover!Discover something new everyday: subscribe to Scientific American and sign up for our dai...2024-05-2218 minScience QuicklyThe Apocalypse Is Going to Be a Lot Friendlier Than You ThinkPsychologist and cooperation theorist Athena Aktipis shares advice from her new book, A Field Guide to the Apocalypse, on how to survive and thrive in doomsday scenarios from catastrophic natural disasters to zombie outbreaks. Related Reading:– Could the Zombie Fungus in TV’s The Last of Us Really Infect People?– The Evolutionary Reasons We Are Drawn to HorrorEmail us at sciencequickly@sciam.com if you have any questions, comments or ideas for stories we should cover!Discover something new everyday: subscribe to Scientific American and sign up for our dai...2024-05-2218 min
The Creative Condition podcastEp 219: Who is on your zombie apocalypse team? Professor Athena Aktipis on joy in vulnerability, zombie teams & surviving wild timesArizona State University professor in psychology Athena Atkipis joins me as her new book 'A Field Guide to the Apocalypse' hits the bookshelves.Athena's smart and fun zombie apocalypse approach to encouraging and supporting us in facing our fears during wild times carves out her beautiful niche in the field of psychology.We discuss why we've always felt like we're on the brink as a species, and, whether the worst happens, or a pipe simply bursts and floods your house, preparing for greater resilience in wild times can be fun, exciting, and a great route to happiness and optimal...2024-04-101h 14
Explore the Latest Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Animals & NatureA Field Guide to the Apocalypse: A Mostly Serious Guide to Surviving Our Wild Times by Athena AktipisPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/703318to listen full audiobooks.
Title: A Field Guide to the Apocalypse: A Mostly Serious Guide to Surviving Our Wild Times
Author: Athena Aktipis
Narrator: Athena Aktipis
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 58 minutes
Release date: April 9, 2024
Genres: Animals & Nature
Publisher's Summary:
A common sense field guide to understanding, surviving, and thriving in our time of complex chaos and crises. Is this finally it? The end times?Because from COVID-19 to climate catastrophe to the looming AI revolution—not to mention the ever-growing background hum of rage, fear, and anxiety—it’s starting to feel like the pa...2024-04-096h 58
Explore the Latest Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Animals & NatureA Field Guide to the Apocalypse: A Mostly Serious Guide to Surviving Our Wild Times by Athena AktipisPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/703318 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Field Guide to the Apocalypse: A Mostly Serious Guide to Surviving Our Wild Times Author: Athena Aktipis Narrator: Athena Aktipis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 58 minutes Release date: April 9, 2024 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: A common sense field guide to understanding, surviving, and thriving in our time of complex chaos and crises. Is this finally it? The end times?Because from COVID-19 to climate catastrophe to the looming AI revolution—not to mention the ever-growing background hum of rage, fear, and anxiety—it’s starting to feel like t...2024-04-0903 min
Enjoy Amazing Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Social ScienceA Field Guide to the Apocalypse: A Mostly Serious Guide to Surviving Our Wild Times by Athena AktipisPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/703318 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Field Guide to the Apocalypse: A Mostly Serious Guide to Surviving Our Wild Times Author: Athena Aktipis Narrator: Athena Aktipis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 58 minutes Release date: April 9, 2024 Genres: Social Science Publisher's Summary: A common sense field guide to understanding, surviving, and thriving in our time of complex chaos and crises. Is this finally it? The end times?Because from COVID-19 to climate catastrophe to the looming AI revolution—not to mention the ever-growing background hum of rage, fear, and anxiety—it’s starting to feel like t...2024-04-0903 min
Zombified: Your Source for Fresh BrainsThe Rise of AI: Andrew MaynardThe Dawn of AI is here! But where does that leave us? Will it improve our lives, zombify us, or completely replace us? We talk to tech expert, thought leader and futurist Andrew Maynard about whether or not we can peacefully coexist with the advancing algorithms or whether we are at the beginning of the robot apocalypse.2023-10-101h 37
Zombified: Your Source for Fresh BrainsRussian Shenanigans: Scott RustonWho is that person saying awful things to you on-line? A Russian agent? A zombified member of the opposite political party? Or just your own crazy relatives? We talk to Research Professor and strategic communications expert Scott Ruston about ways enemies of the state may actually be turning us against each other.2023-09-262h 04
Geek To Me Radio376-Athena Aktipis of Zombified Media-Toyman Toy Show0:00 SEG 1 Athena Aktipis, professor and founder of Zombified Media, talks about her upcoming appearance at the Haunted Garage Horror Fest at the Hi-Pointe October 5-7, her interest in the biology of zombies, starting Zombified media, real-life viruses, and why zombies are real
https://www.hauntedgaragehorrorfest.com/
14:21 SEG 2 Athena Aktipis talks about her book ‘A Field Guide to the Apocolypse’, slow vs fast zombies, the official zombie survival guide issued by the CDC, her speaking engagements, and The Human Generosity Project
https://www.zombified.org/
31:10 SEG 3 James...2023-09-1955 min
Human Energy PodcastScience of the Noosphere – Cancer, Cheating, and Cell Communication – Athena Aktipis & Michael LevinAthena Aktipis is the director and principal investigator at the Cooperation and Conflict Lab at Arizona State University, where they “explore how cooperation and conflict shape life, from human societies to cellular interactions”. Michael Levin is principal investigator at the Levin Lab at Tufts University, where they study, among other things, “bioelectrical signals that make up part of the language by which cells communicate to serve the patterning needs of the host organism.”Cooperation, conflict, and communicating information — between cells and between multicellular organisms, including humans — follows amazingly similar patterns across multiple scales.One aspect of Michael’s...2023-07-241h 36
Zombified: Your Source for Fresh BrainsParasitized: Kelly WeinersmithDo you like the idea that bugs could crawl right out of your eyes, and that fungus could control your brain? That's weird, but this episode is for you! Join us for a rollicking fun conversation with parasitologist and science communicator extraordinaire, Kelly Weinersmith, about the weird and wonderful world of parasites!2023-07-041h 32
Zombified: Your Source for Fresh BrainsPsychedelified: Shane MaussBehold the twisted paths of the mind, where laughter and shrooms dance a cosmic Macarena. Delve with us into the mind-bending musings of comic and psychonaut Shane Mauss, to awaken our inner selves from the slumber of the undead, and to discuss how psychedelic tourism may create it's own zombie society. Prepare for a mind-expanding mix of science and comedy!2023-05-311h 19
Zombified: Your Source for Fresh BrainsMental Immunity: Andy NormanBad ideas are attempting to take root inside your brain! Listen to this episode with Andy Norman (author of Mental Immunity) to learn how to protect your brain without having to quarantine your mind!2023-05-161h 17
Zombified: Your Source for Fresh BrainsThe Mad Scheme: Gary DirksCan we harness the sun and reach the Green place, or has the world become too addicted to guzzaline? Witness our discussion with Gary Dirks - Senior Director of ASU's Global Futures Laboratory - as he guides us beyond the mad scheme to a better tomorrow.2023-05-101h 28
Zombified: Your Source for Fresh BrainsEducational Zombification: Meredith SmallConstant testing. Unhealthy lunches. Underpaid teachers. Are our schools in an apocalypse? Or is everything actually fine? We talk to life-changing author Meredith Small about how we can help all kids survive and thrive in our often-zombifiying educational system.2023-05-041h 36
Zombified: Your Source for Fresh BrainsThe Cult of Academia: Nicole BarbaroAre you looking for a way to expand your mind and learn ancient secrets for the low price of only $70,000 a year? Then join the Cult of Academia - where after only eleven or so years, you can compete for the job of cult leader! We talk with recovering academic Nicole Barbaro about her daring escape from academia and attempt to deprogram others - through her work at the Heterodox Academy and her Bookmarked Reads Substack.2023-05-031h 34
80,000 Hours Podcast#144 – Athena Aktipis on why cancer is actually one of our universe's most fundamental phenomenaWhat’s the opposite of cancer?
If you answered “cure,” “antidote,” or “antivenom” — you’ve obviously been reading the antonym section at www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cancer.
But today’s guest Athena Aktipis says that the opposite of cancer is us: it's having a functional multicellular body that’s cooperating effectively in order to make that multicellular body function.
If, like us, you found her answer far more satisfying than the dictionary, maybe you could consider closing your dozens of merriam-webster.com tabs, and start listening to this podcast instead.
Links to learn more, summary an...2023-01-263h 15
Zombified: Your Source for Fresh BrainsResistance: Mzilikazi KonéAre you tired of being zombified by indoctrination, incarceration, and educational institutionalization? Join the resistance with this week's guest Political Science Professor Mzilikazi Koné and spread the wonderfully contagious dream of freedom and resistance!2023-01-171h 20
Zombified: Your Source for Fresh BrainsThe Twitterpocalypse: Steven BeschlossIs Twitter heralding the end of society as we know it? We have an apocalyptically great time talking to award-winning author (and passionate tweeter) Steven Beschloss about the good, the bad and zombifying aspects of social media, including his personal successes and struggles trying to use Twitter to build a virtual space for true dialogue. In the aftermath of the Twitterpocalypse, can we build a new social media world that is a public good that makes all of our lives better? Tune in to find out!2023-01-111h 20
unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc232. Cancer, Cooperation, and Cheating feat. Athena AktipisAll multicellular organisms face the risk of cancer cells developing and growing. When these cells work together and cooperate they can create new problems that require novel approaches to solve. Healthy cells also cooperate with each other in the effort to eliminate the cancer as the two sides battle for territory in the body. Athena Aktipis is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Arizona State University, the Director of ASU’s Interdisciplinary Cooperation Initiative, and a member of the Center for Evolution and Medicine. Athena is also the author of The Cheating Cell: How Evolution Helps Us Und...2023-01-0953 min
Zombified: Your Source for Fresh BrainsDigitizing Humanity: Liz GrumbachWhose voices get to carry on after death, and whose stories get buried with time? In this suprisingly optimistic episode, we talk with Liz Grumbach about the future of the human-tech interface and the way that technology can be used as a tool for understanding ourselves and our place in the world. We also chat with her about the social factors that decide who gets silenced, and how the field of Digital Humanities is giving a new voice to the silent dead. 2022-12-2258 min