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Adam Frank

Adam Frank is a professor of astrophysics at the University of Rochester.

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Adam Frank is an astrophysics professor at the University of Rochester and author of the book Light of the Stars: Alien Worlds and the Fate of the Earth. His scientific studies are funded by the National Science Foundation, NASA, and the Department of Education. You can keep up with more of what Adam is thinking on Facebook and Twitter: @adamfrank4.

Articles by Adam Frank

13.8 Blog | Culture & Belief

Confessions of a Nerd

Adam Frank

13.8 Blog | Humans

Fire, Civilization, and Planets

Adam Frank

13.8 Blog | Humans | Human Evolution

A Physics of Society?

Adam Frank

13.8 Blog | Nature | AI/The Future

When Sci-Fi Is Fun

Adam Frank

13.8 Blog

How Science Happens

Adam Frank

13.8 Blog | Nature | Life

Wilderness Is Everywhere

Adam Frank

13.8 Blog | Nature | Cosmos

How Cold Is Cold?

Adam Frank

13.8 Blog | Nature | Cosmos

Beyond the Goldilocks Zone

Adam Frank

13.8 Blog | Nature | Cosmos

What We Can Learn from Ultima Thule

Adam Frank

13.8 Blog | Humans | Human Evolution

The Outer Limits?

Adam Frank

13.8 Blog | Nature | Life

Evolve or Die

Adam Frank

13.8 Blog | Nature

Nature Gone Wild

Adam Frank

13.8 Blog | Humans | Our Minds

How to Be a True Skeptic

Adam Frank

13.8 Blog | Nature | AI/The Future

Planetary Intelligence

Adam Frank

13.8 Blog | Nature | Cosmos

Is the World Coming Apart?

Adam Frank

13.8 Blog | Humans | Human Evolution

9/11 and the Rise of the Machines

Adam Frank
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