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Adam Frank
Astrophysicist
Adam Frank is a professor of astrophysics at the University of Rochester and a leading expert on the final stages of evolution for stars like the sun. Frank's computational research group at the University of Rochester has developed advanced supercomputer tools for studying how stars form and how they die. A self-described “evangelist of science," he is the author of four books and the co-founder of 13.8, where he explores the beauty and power of science in culture with physicist Marcelo Gleiser.
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The meaning—and range—of “habitable" goes much farther than we once thought.
From 4 billion miles away, it says a lot about the meaning of time.
Technology's rapid advances may slow down, limiting our possibilities.
California's raging fires show how climate change can unleash totally new—and deadly—kinds of weather.
Binary stars and common envelope evolution illustrate messy but “tasty" science.
To spur action on climate change, we need a story of mythical proportions.
Digging deeper into last week's revelations about the Red Planet.
Adam Frank and Marcelo Gleiser, founders of the popular blog, have landed at ORBITER.