Janna Levin is a theoretical physicist and cosmologist specializing in black holes, cosmology of extra dimensions, topology of the universe, and gravitational waves.
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OUTLINE:
(00:00) - Introduction
(00:51) - Sponsors, Comments, and Reflections
(09:21) - Black holes
(16:55) - Formation of black holes
(27:45) - Oppenheimer and the Atomic Bomb
(34:08) - Inside the black hole
(47:10) - Supermassive black holes
(50:39) - Physics of spacetime
(53:42) - General relativity
(59:13) - Gravity
(1:15:47) - Information paradox
(1:24:17) - Fuzzballs & soft hair
(1:27:28) - ER = EPR
(1:34:07) - Firewall
(1:42:59) - Extra dimensions
(1:45:24) - Aliens
(2:01:00) - Wormholes
(2:11:57) - Dark matter and dark energy
(2:22:00) - Gravitational waves
(2:34:08) - Alan Turing and Kurt Godel
(2:46:23) - Grigori Perelman, Andrew Wiles, and Terence Tao
(2:52:58) - Art and science
(3:02:37) - The biggest mystery

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#468 – Janna Levin: Black Holes, Wormholes, Aliens, Paradoxes & Extra Dimensions