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Connections: Astrophysicist Adam Frank on climate change narratives

Connections Podcast - October 30, 2019 18:19 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratings
Astrophysicist Adam Frank recently wrote a piece for the Washington Post that addressed narratives about climate change. In the piece, titled, “Reframing climate change as a story of human evolutionary success,” Frank writes that this new narrative does not let humans off the hook when it comes t...

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Ep 59: Climate Change on Alien Worlds: with guest Dr. Adam Frank

SparkDialog - April 02, 2019 13:27 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
The Earth is not the only planet to undergo radical changes in its climate.  Even if we look at the nearby solar […] The post Ep 59: Climate Change on Alien Worlds: with guest Dr. Adam Frank appeared first on Elizabeth Fernandez.

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Interview with Professor Adam Frank on SETI and Sustainability

ArcanaImperii - December 28, 2018 21:18 - 23 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings
Gabrielle and Arianna speak with University of Rochester professor Adam Frank about his new book Light of the Stars: Alien Worlds and the Fate of the Earth, a book on climate change, sustainability and alien civilizations. ADAM Frank is a physics professor at the prestigious University of Roche...

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#030 - Adam Frank - Are We Alone In The Universe?

Modern Wisdom - September 17, 2018 08:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.8K ratings
Professor Adam Frank is an Astrophysicist at the University of Rochester, Author and a Founder of the NPR blog 13.7: Cosmos and Culture. Get ready to blast your brain off into interstellar space as this badboy is my absolute favourite episode so far. Discover the likelihood of other alien civilis...

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Episode 219 - Adam Frank

Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria - August 07, 2018 03:43 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 923 ratings
In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara chats with Dr. Adam Frank, Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Rochester. They talk about his new book, "Light of the Stars: Alien Worlds and the Fate of the Earth." Topics include: how we can shift our perspective on climate change to be be...

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Astrophysicist Adam Frank on Alien Worlds and Saving Our Own

Kickass News - Afar - July 05, 2018 08:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★ - 1.3K ratings
Astrophysicist Adam Frank offers an explanation for why we have yet to made contact with extraterrestrials and says it is highly likely that many of ten billion trillion planets in the universe have hosted technologically advanced alien civilizations.  He discusses three possible fates that may h...

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Episode 296 - Astrobiology with Adam Frank

Probably Science - June 14, 2018 16:46 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 609 ratings
Astrophysicist and professor at University of Rochester Adam Frank (@AdamFrank4) joins Matt and Andy to talk about his new book Light of the Stars: Alien Worlds and the Fate of the Earth, a look at the history of scientific discoveries on planetary environments and the prospect of alien life, wh...

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Light of the Stars (Robert Wright & Adam Frank)

MeaningofLife.tv - June 11, 2018 22:27 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Adam's new book, Light of the Stars: Alien Worlds and the Fate of the Earth ... Adam: Climate change is a civilizational inevitability ... How many planets are in our galaxy? Guess again. It’s more than that. ... How pessimists about the existence of extraterrestrial life became optimists ... ...

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EP: 26 Adam Frank - The Gateway to Awe, Wonder and Curiosity

Cosmos In You - Guide to Inner Space - June 13, 2016 23:58 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 151 ratings
In this episode we discuss: *How science can be a gateway to awe, wonder and curiosity *Why Deepak Chopra’s interpretation of Quantum Mechanics pisses him off *What his own contemplative practice has taught him about what it means “to be” in this world *His thoughts on the data behind Near Death ...

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Spirituality: Friend or Foe? - Adam Frank and Tom Flynn

Point of Inquiry - March 15, 2011 01:46 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 758 ratings
Host: Chris Mooney Recently, it has come to light that many scientists—scientists who don't believe in God--nevertheless claim to be "spiritual but not religious." Some in the secular movement have responded favorably to this new trend-one unfolding against the backdrop of an increasingly secul...