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Janna Levin: The Sound the Universe Makes

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We think of space as a silent place. But physicist Janna Levin says the universe has a soundtrack — a sonic composition that records some of the most dramatic events in outer space. (Black holes, for instance, bang on spacetime like a drum.) An accessible and mind-expanding soundwalk through the universe.


About the Speaker:

Janna Levin is a professor of physics and astronomy at Barnard, where she studies the early universe, chaos, and black holes. She is the author of How the Universe Got Its Spots. Full bio and more links