What Adam Frank thinks about sustainability

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Professor of astrophysics at the University of Rochester, who works on star and planet formation, the search for technosignatures, and the astrobiology of civilisations.

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1. 22 Dec 2024

   Our readingThe Earth does not need saving — the biosphere will outlast us; what is actually at risk is the narrow band of conditions humanity needs.

   Their wordsThe biosphere is not going away. There's nothing we could do. The idea that we have to save the Earth is a little ridiculous. The Earth is not a furry little bunny that we need to protect. But it's the conditions for us.

   ↗Adam Frank: Alien Civilizations and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life | Lex Fridman Podcast #455youtube.com 4th of 24 in this recording