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.
Even diehard fans are experiencing superhero exhaustion. But it’s not impossible to do something original.
Three lines of evidence point to the idea of complex, multicellular alien life being a wild goose chase. But are we clever enough to know?
“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.
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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.
Superposition, entanglement, qubits, and Google’s big announcement.
Colonizing the Red Planet isn’t a bad idea in theory. But . . .
We’re bored, and we’ve lost our ability to be awestruck and amazed. Let’s fix that.
The collapse of Theranos reminds us that in science, facts have the last word.
When we send messages to the stars, just what are we getting ourselves into?
Documentary explores astrobiology, astronauts, and the awe of it all.
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The resistance movements may be more about identity than science.
An astrobiologist joins a like-minded global community in ramping up the search.
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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.
The Polar Vortex was brutal, but not compared to the rest of the Universe.
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.
