Adam Frank

Adam Frank

Astrophysicist

adam frank

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.

sean carroll
"Even with my training, I still got insights from the book’s descriptions. That’s how good Carroll is at explaining physics."
rubble pile
Most asteroids aren't what you think they are.
Einstein always loses in the quantum realm.
biomass
Since our arrival, humans have driven a seven-fold drop in the mass of wild land mammals.
aliens
One book will gather all topics on the search for life in the Cosmos.
combustion
Oxygen isn't strictly necessary for combustion, but it is ideal. Any advanced (alien) civilization probably uses oxygen to burn things.
Could anyone still meet the Theoretical Minimum?