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How the Universe Got Its Spots
Janna Levin ISBN 9780753813768
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Janna Levin ISBN 9780753813768
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This book by Janna Levin has come up 2 times across 2 different shows: Lex Fridman, Tim Ferriss. The people who brought it up: Lex Fridman, Tim Ferriss. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2020-07-13 and the most recent from 2025-05-05. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
"In prose, Janna Levin's diary of unsent letters to her mother describes what we know about the shape and extent of the universe, about its beginning and its end. She grants the uninitiated access to the astounding findings of contemporary theoretical physics and makes tangible the contours of space and time - those very real curves along which apples fall and planets orbit." "Levin guides the reader through the observations and thought-experiments that have enabled physicists to begin charting the universe.
“she has also written some incredible books including how the universe got its spots on the topic of the shape and the size of the universe”— Lex Fridman
The guest here is Janna Levin: A theoretical physicist and cosmologist specializing in black holes, extra dimensions, the topology of the universe, and gravitational waves. She is chief science officer of Pioneer Works in Brooklyn and author of books including 'Black Hole Blues' and 'A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines.'. Theoretical physicist Janna Levin explains black holes, the information paradox, wormholes, extra dimensions, gravitational waves, and the human stories behind the science.
“Her books include how the universe got its spots and a novel A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines, which won the PEN/Bingham Prize”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Janna Levin: Tow Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Barnard College of Columbia University and director of sciences at Pioneer Works. She studies black holes, extra dimensions, and gravitational waves, and is an award-winning author of books including Black Hole Blues and A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines. Physicist Janna Levin on the finite universe, extra dimensions, time travel, and reframing life's obstacles as the path itself.
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