"Our project of civilization has been successful on scales we could not have imagined when we began it ten millennia ago. But with that success has come consequences that will last for centuries."
Adam Frank is an American astrophysicist, writer, and public intellectual who serves as Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Rochester. His scientific work probes the birth and death of stars: his research group developed advanced supercomputer tools to simulate how stars form and how they end their lives/
Frank is also a widely read cultural commentator on science. He co-founded the NPR blog Cosmos and Culture and now writes for the Big Think blog. His books, including Light of the Stars and The Blind Spot, explore what our cosmic discoveries might teach us about our future on Earth, the fragility of civilization, and the deep questions linking science, life, and human meaning.
"Adam Frank ably picks up where Carl Sagan left off." Andrew Revkin
