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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 Expanse" is the best vision I've ever seen of a space-faring future that may be just a few generations away.
The opening lines of Smartmatic's $2.7 billion lawsuit against Fox News lay bare the culture of denial in the US.
Adam Frank, a card-carrying atheist and physics professor, wonders if there might be more to life than pure science.
Welcome to the 13.8 relaunch, a new Big Think column led by physicists and friends Adam Frank and Marcelo Gleiser.
Observing the great gas giant helps me to keep important things in perspective.
Since the late 1800s, what we know has advanced light years ahead.
The process of digging into hard questions makes the moment of discovery all the more satisfying.