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In this insightful interview Paul Atkins, who studies the social and evolutionary dynamics of human cooperation, explains how coronavirus can lead humanity into a new spirit of collaboration and community. He explains that "the pandemic is putting us directly in contact with the ways in which we're all interconnected -- "my well-being depends on the quality of healthcare in Iran," for example -- and reminds us that we all can take responsibility for honoring the greater good. "Leadership needs to be everywhere. I'm a leader just as much as the prime minister is or the president is," he said. So the question before us all is, how to make that shift from thinking, "What's in it for me?" to "What's in it for us?"