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UnDisciplined: How to survive the end of the world

The cover of "A Field Guide to the Apocalypse"
Athena Aktipis
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Athena Aktipis

If you have a gnawing sense that this is end of the world as we know it, then know this: You’re not alone. Apocalyptic dread is as old as human history. So, chances are good that this too will pass. But what if it doesn’t? What if the end really is nigh. Well, in that case, Athena Aktipis has some advice for you. In her new book, “A Field Guide to the Apocalypse,” Aktipis says that you, too, can survive and thrive in all sorts of dystopian future scenarios. And, she says, you might even enjoy it.

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Matthew LaPlante has reported on ritual infanticide in Northern Africa, insurgent warfare in the Middle East, the legacy of genocide in Southeast Asia, and gang violence in Central America. But a few years back, something occurred to him: Maybe the news doesn't have to be so brutally depressing all the time. These days, he balances his continuing work on more heartbreaking subjects with his work on UnDisciplined — Utah Public Radio's weekly program on science and discovery.