Athena Aktipis — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Professor in the Department of Psychology at Arizona State University
Founding Director of the Cooperative Futures Institute and Zombified Media
Co-Director of The Cooperation Science Network and The Human Generosity Project
Author of "A Field Guide to the Apocalypse" and "The Cheating Cell"
Host of the podcast "Zombified"
Initiated the Cooperation in the Apocalypse project to study crises and cooperation

Biography

Christina Athena Aktipis is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at Arizona State University. She is also the Founding Director of the Cooperative Futures Institute, The Interdisciplinary Cooperation Initiative, and The Cooperation Lab at ASU. Additionally, she serves as co-Director of The Cooperation Science Network and The Human Generosity Project.

Aktipis's research focuses on cooperation across various systems, including human sharing and cancer.