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== Personal philosophy == Fraknoi has demonstrated, through a lifetime of work, his commitment to advancing public understanding of astronomy and science using everyday language. He said in an interview after being named 2007 California Professor of the Year: "I believe that an understanding of our place in the wider universe and the methods of science are part of the birthright of everyone living on our planet.... Yet, the way science is taught in this country can often discourage non-science majors from taking a life-long interest, or even a course-long interest, in science. My philosophy is to show students that science is engaging, human, and part of our cultural heritage." In 2013 Fraknoi received the Faraday Science Communicator Award. Michael Faraday, for whom the award was named, was an influential 19th century scientist and a great advocate for rigorous, skeptical thinking and recognizing how easy it is for the mind to deceive itself. Fraknoi was quoted on receipt of the award, "I too try to encourage students and the public to examine claims at the fringes of science with skepticism and fact-based thinking".
== Personal life == Fraknoi and his wife live in San Francisco. They have one son.
== Works == Fraknoi, Andrew; Morrison, David; Wolff, Sidney (March 9, 2022). Astronomy. Houston, Texas: OpenStax and 12th Media Services. ISBN 9781680920383. Fraknoi, Andrew; Morrison, David; Wolff, Sidney (March 11, 2005). Voyages Through the Universe (3 ed.). Belmont, CA: Brooks Cole. ISBN 978-0495017899. Fraknoi, Andrew; Schatz, Dennis (2017). When the Sun Goes Dark. National Science Teachers Association. ISBN 978-1-68140-011-2. Schatz, Dennis; Fraknoi, Andrew (2015). Solar Science: Exploring Sunspots, Seasons, Eclipses, and More. National Science Teachers Association Press. ISBN 978-1-941316-07-8. Fraknoi, Andrew (3 July 2007). Space. Disney Press. ISBN 978-0-7868-4969-7. Fraknoi, Andrew (2007). Wonderful World of Space. Disney Learning. Fraknoi, Andrew (1985). Universe in the classroom : a resource guide for teaching astronomy and instructor's manual for Universe by William J. Kaufmann, III. New York: W.H. Freeman. ISBN 978-0716716921. Some articles on the web by Fraknoi Fraknoi's 2019 humorous science fiction story on a message from an extra-terrestrial civilization Fraknoi's 2021 short science fiction story 'I Swallowed a Martian' Fraknoi's 2022 short science fiction story 'Slow-time Station' Fraknoi's short science fiction story 'No One Bet on Canis Major' Fraknoi's 2025 short science fiction story 'The Lurker' Fraknoi's 2026 short science fiction story 'Who Speaks for Earth' Fraknoi's catalog of over 250 pieces of music inspired by astronomy Fraknoi's annotated subject index of science fiction stories with good astronomy
== References ==
== External links ==
Fraknoi's website Fraknoi Facebook page Video
Fraknoi explaining black holes in everyday terms YouTube Fraknoi's talk on "The 'All-American' Eclipse of the Sun" YouTube SVAstronomyLectures YouTube channel