Alkon writes applied behavioral science. Her award-winning science-based advice column is distributed by Creators Syndicate to newspapers across North America. Alkon's most recent book is the science-based and bitingly funny "Good Manners for Nice People Who Sometimes Say F*ck" (St. Martin's Griffin, 2014). She is the president of the Applied Evolutionary Psychology Society and hosts the podcast "HumanLab," featuring the luminaries of behavioral science.