A Field Guide to the Apocalypse: a Mostly Serious Guide to Surviving Our Wild Times

This common sense field guide to prepping for the end of civilization as we know it draws from many perspectives on how humans are hardwired to survive existential crises. Author Athena Aktipis is an evolutionary psychologist that foremost believes that a way to survive crises are through cooperation and communication. By sharing with the reader the research she’s gathered, she’ll share practical advice for when shit hits the proverbial fan — including practicing risk management skills, building a prep kit, practicing reality acceptance and being prepared. Hopefully you’ll be prepared. With political turmoil, fears over climate change, rising militarization, failing infrastructure, increasing surveillance and fears associated with AI, it may be best to be prepared.