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.

Documentary explores astrobiology, astronauts, and the awe of it all.
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An astrobiologist joins a like-minded global community in ramping up the search.
To be is to be embodied.
The realism of video games takes storytelling to another level.
TV's shared cultural “now" moments embody the intersection of time and tech.
The Avengers movies have done a marvelous job melding science and story.