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People all over the world share resources to make sure everybody gets what they need. However, sharing isn't unique to humans—many animal species have sharing systems, and even cells in multicellular organisms share resources for the good of both the cells and the whole organism. Can humans learn about sharing from the practices of cells and other organisms? Cooperation theorist and evolutionary biologist Dr. Athena Aktipis presents at the Science of Sharing forum.