Adam Frank
Adam Frank was a contributor to the NPR blog 13.7: Cosmos & Culture. A professor at the University of Rochester, Frank is a theoretical/computational astrophysicist and currently heads a research group developing supercomputer code to study the formation and death of stars. Frank's research has also explored the evolution of newly born planets and the structure of clouds in the interstellar medium. Recently, he has begun work in the fields of astrobiology and network theory/data science. Frank also holds a joint appointment at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, a Department of Energy fusion lab.
Frank is the author of two books: The Constant Fire, Beyond the Science vs. Religion Debate (University of California Press, 2010), which was one of SEED magazine's "Best Picks of The Year," and About Time, Cosmology and Culture at the Twilight of the Big Bang (Free Press, 2011). He has contributed to The New York Times and magazines such as Discover, Scientific American and Tricycle.
Frank's work has also appeared in The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2009. In 1999 he was awarded an American Astronomical Society prize for his science writing.
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Beyond the fights and the chases in Ramez Naam's Nexus trilogy, it is an opportunity to consider how technology might move some humans beyond humanity, says astrophysicist Adam Frank.
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It's possible that string theory or the multiverse may find strong links with data, but a recent book provides a view of what a truly different philosophical approach would look like, says Adam Frank.
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Space is so crazy big that it should make you realize most of the day-to-day stuff we sweat just doesn't matter — and that is a very good thing, says astrophysicist Adam Frank.
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While Western philosophers relied on reason and logic to source arguments, Buddhists, like Eihei Dogen, attempted to develop refined methods for articulate, focused introspection, says Adam Frank.
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In 13.7 blogger Alva Noë's latest book, he shows that in art, it's our most intimate, lived experience and us as individual world-builders that comes into view, says commentator Adam Frank.
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Philosopher Henri Bergson didn't challenge Einstein's theory but, instead, a philosophy that grew up around it; Bergson's separation of science and metaphysics is worth considering, says Adam Frank.
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After many years, scientists say they have finally seen gravitational waves — giving Einstein a boost and opening up a whole new view of the universe, says astrophysicist Adam Frank.
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Last week, astronomers said they discovered evidence of a ninth planet in our solar system. It may be a super-Earth, something scientists didn't think we had here, says astrophysicist Adam Frank.
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Reality seems pretty stubborn, pretty fixed — and pretty much independent of whatever is going on in your head. But is it, really? Astrophysicist Adam Frank explores the scientific debate.
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If you don't know why Earth has a solstice — or seasons, for that matter — you are in good company, says astrophysicist Adam Frank. But he's going to clear it up for you.