Adam Frank is an astrophysicist and award-winning writer known for translating cutting-edge science into insights about culture, technology and the human future. A professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Rochester, he has spent decades studying the evolution of stars, the nature of exoplanets and humanity’s place in the cosmos. As co-founder of NASA’s first research program dedicated to exoplanetary “technosignatures,” he is a leading expert on the scientific search for life beyond Earth.Frank is also a prominent science communicator whose Everyman’s Universe newsletter, essays and commentary appear regularly in major outlets including CNN. He is the author of multiple acclaimed books that connect astrophysics with philosophy, the arts and pop culture (he was the scientific advisor on Marvel’s Doctor Strange). Through this blend of scientific and day-to-day perspectives, Adam Frank offers readers a uniquely informed and compelling view of the challenges and possibilities shaping our life in the Cosmos now and in the future.