Light of the Stars
Alien Worlds and the Fate of the Earth
by Adam Frank
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Astrophysicist and NPR commentator on what the latest research on the existence and trajectories of alien civilizations may teach us about our own. Light of the Stars tells the story of humanity's coming of age as we awaken to the possibilities of life on other worlds and their sudden relevance to our fate on Earth. Astrophysicist Adam Frank traces the question of alien life and intelligence from the ancient Greeks to the leading thinkers of our own time, and shows how we as a civilization can only hope to survive climate change if we recognize what science has recently discovered: that we are
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If you are interested in exoplanets, I recommend Adam Frank's book "Light of the Stars: Alien Worlds and the Fate of the Earth". He discusses the history of the Fermi Paradox, the Drake Equation, and how what we know about exoplanets can inform us about Earth's history and future. https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0393609014
on “A Trillion Worlds” ↗I really enjoyed The Light of the Stars by Adam Frank, a professor in the University of Rochester’s Physics and Astronomy department. Most of the book is a summary of life beginning on Earth, followed by a re-thinking of the Fermi Paradox…
on “What If We Haven’t Met Aliens yet Because They’ve Messed Up Their Planets Too?” ↗