Janna Levin on Extra Dimensions, Time Travel, and How to
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“I used to resent obstacles along the path, thinking, ‘If
only that hadn’t happened life would be so good.’ Then I suddenly
realized, life is the obstacles. There is no underlying
path.” — Janna Levin
Janna Levin (@jannalevin) is the Tow
Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Barnard College of Columbia
University. She has contributed to an understanding of black
holes, the cosmology of extra dimensions, and gravitational waves
in the shape of spacetime. Janna is also director of sciences
at Pioneer Works, a cultural center dedicated to
experimentation, education, and production across disciplines, as
well as Pioneer Works’ virtual home The Broadcast.
Janna’s books include How the Universe Got Its
Spots and the novel A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines,
which won the PEN/Bingham Prize. In 2012, she was the recipient
of a Guggenheim Fellowship, a grant awarded to those “who have
demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship.”
Her last book, Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer
Space, is the inside story on the discovery of the century: the
sound of spacetime ringing from the collision of two black holes
over a billion years ago. Her new book, Black Hole Survival
Guide, is scheduled for publication near the end of 2020.
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