Stories by Athena Aktipis

Athena Aktipis is an associate professor in the psychology department at Arizona State University and cooperation researcher. Aktipis is author of The Cheating Cell: How Evolution Helps Us Understand and Treat Cancer (Princeton University Press, 2020) and host of the Zombified podcast. Credit: Nick Higgins

Behavior

How Each of Us Can Prepare for the Next Pandemic

Cooperative Extension programs have a long history of teaching readiness and survival skills—and with more funding, they could help us get ready for future outbreaks

May 11, 2021 — Athena Aktipis and Keith G. Tidball | Opinion

Cancer

How Evolution Helps Us Understand Cancer and Control It

Cells need to cooperate to coexist in people, and when some break the rules, cancer results

January 27, 2021 — Athena Aktipis