Janna Levin is the Tow Professor of physics and astronomy at Barnard College of Columbia University, and has contributed to an understanding of black holes, the cosmology of extra dimensions, and gravitational waves in the shape of spacetime. She is also director of sciences at Pioneer Works. Her previous books include How the Universe Got Its Spots and a novel, A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines, which won the PEN/Bingham Prize. She was recently named a Guggenheim Fellow. Her latest 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.
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StarTalk (2015)
Guest starring as Janna Levin
(2 episodes)
- Episode 5x03: The Big Bang Theory's Simon Helberg & Bill Prady (Nov 26, 2018)
- Episode 4x20: Stephen Hawking (Mar 4, 2018)
How the Universe Works (2010)
Guest starring as Theoretical Physicist
- Episode 3x04: First Second of the Big Bang (Jul 30, 2014)
Doctor Who (2005)
Guest starring as Janna Levin
- Episode S11 Special: Doctor Who: The Ultimate Watch Party: Post Show (Oct 7, 2018)