Displaying 1 of 1 Format: Serial Author: Aktipis, Athena, 1981- author. Title: A field guide to the apocalypse : a mostly serious guide to surviving our wild times / Athena Aktipis ; illustrations by Neil Smith. Edition: First edition. Publisher, Date: New York, New York : Workman Publishing, [2024] Description: 1 volume : illustrations ; 21 cm Summary: "A common sense field guide to understanding, surviving, and thriving in our time of complex chaos and crises."--Provided by publisher. Target Audience Note: 0 Lexile. Subjects: Resilience (Personality trait) Fear. Psychology. Other Author: Smith, Neil, 1980- illustrator. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Booklist, 020124, p. 5 Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed. LCCN: 2023048964 ISBN: 9781523518258 * 9781523527236 Current Holds: 0 System Availability: 1 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 358084 Call Number: 155.24 Aktipis, A Field gu Course Reserves: 0 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Place Request Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Where is it? Suggestions and more Large Cover Image Trade Reviews Booklist ReviewThis feel-good book about the end of human existence comes just in time to remedy the winter doldrums. The basic message is yes, we are living in apocalyptic times, but we should calm our fears and prepare for whatever comes. Aktipis (The Cheating Cell, 2020) is by turns witty, insightful, reassuring, silly, and always interesting. She brings in history, biology, neurology, and sociology as she reviews the adaptability and resilience of humans over millennia, blending together accessible science and entertaining scenarios (with a bit of a fixation on zombies). Preparation, that crucial necessity for surviving and thriving, entails developing an optimistic, action-oriented outlook; building networks of like-minded, skilled allies; and assembling personal prep kits: one per person, one for sheltering in place, another for the car, and another for surviving outdoors. There's an awful lot of information here, and Aktipis, who teaches psychology at Arizona State and calls herself a cooperation theorist, provides helpful chapter reviews and handy checklists. There's information on everything from raising self-sufficient children to adopting a future-oriented lifestyle to apocalypse dating tips. There's also a great deal of thoughtful commentary on probable upcoming realities. Aktipis' advice seems a sensible response to it all. 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 party we call civilization is just about over. The good news? It's always felt that way. Drawing on evolutionary psychology, history, brain science, game theory, and more, cooperation theorist (and, coincidentally, zombie expert) Athena Aktipis reassuringly explains how we, as a species, are hardwired to survive big existential crises. And how we can do so again by leveraging our innate abilities to communicate and cooperate. Pack a ukulele in your prep kit. Practice your risk-management skills. Enlist your crew into a survival team. And embrace the apocalypse. You might just enjoy it. Plus, it will help us build a better and more resilient future for all humankind. Table of Contents Introductionv01The Apocalypse is Upon Us and It's Okay102Your Brain on the Apocalypse2103How to Make Friends in the Apocalypse7904How to Survive the Big One12305How to Thrive in the Apocalypse183Sources/Notes233Acknowledgments238Index240 Librarian's View Series Information Similar Titles Similar Series Summary Reader Reviews Displaying 1 of 1
