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Janna Levin

@jannalevin

Astrophysicist. Author. Professor Barnard/Columbia. Labors of Love: Founded Sciences, Pioneer Works. Founding editor-in-chief Broadcast. co-host The Joy of Why.

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Why We Die: Nobel Laureate Venki Ramakrishnan joins me in conversation about cell death and the quest for immortality Pioneer Works April 29th. RSVP required. pioneerworks.org/programs/why-w…

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The jackle-headed god of the underworld guarded pharoah Tutankhamun's tomb to weigh "the heart of the deceased against a feather. If the heart is found to be heavier, it is impure, and the person is condemned to a horrible fate. But if the examinee is pure, he would enter a

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From Far Sector to the Broken Earth Trilogy, N.K. Jemisin (N. K. Jemisin) is constantly exploring the push and pull between innate and societal power. The writer sat down with Janna Levin to discuss how fantasy worlds can predict the future. youtube.com/watch?v=XBb0D1…

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Nobel Laureate Venki Ramakirshnan in conversation on death and the quest for immortality Pioneer Works April 29. Free and open. RSVP pioneerworks.org/programs/why-w… wired.com/story/we-are-n…

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A pleasure to reflect on Science v Fiction with the incomparable N.K. Jemisin. Now on Broadcast pioneerworks.org/broadcast/vide… Pioneer Works

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Lyrids meteor shower picking tonight and tomorrow as we pass through the debris from the comet Thatcher. All you need is a darkish night and your eyes, though the moon may be a bright and obscure the light show

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In anticipation of Why We Die, tomorrow's live event Pioneer Works, we launch Death Week on Broadcast, a kaleidoscopic descent into what awaits us six feet under. Join us from wherever you are. pioneerworks.org/broadcast/seri…

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Death Week is upon us, a five-day descent into what awaits us six feet under. In honor of Venki Ramakrishnan’s landmark event at Pioneer Works tonight, Broadcast is taking a turn towards the existential. pioneerworks.org/broadcast/seri…

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“The death of an animal or a human is really the death of the vessel.” Ahead of his conversation with Janna Levin tonight, Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan weighs in on the new science of dying. pioneerworks.org/broadcast/why-…

“The death of an animal or a human is really the death of the vessel.” Ahead of his conversation with <a href="/JannaLevin/">Janna Levin</a> tonight, Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan weighs in on the new science of dying. pioneerworks.org/broadcast/why-…
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Before becoming a computer scientist and earning her doctorate, Ellie Pavlick double majored in economics and saxophone performance. Now, she studies how linguistic meaning works in large language models. Tune in to “The Joy of Why” with co-host Janna Levin:

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What happens if you fall in a black hole? We had pleasure of interviewing the brilliant Janna Levin last year on all things spacetime and black hole related. Watch it on the CTT YouTube channel. bit.ly/42V8wWB

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AI is designed by humans. So why is it a blackbox? Why don't we know what the large language models are acutally up to? And why can't we just ask them? Join me in conversation with computer scientist Ellie Pavlick on this week’s episode of “The Joy of Why.” Quanta Magazine PRX

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Are large language models intelligent? Answering this question requires a messy blend of philosophy and semantics. Ellie Pavlick savors the task. Tune in to “The Joy of Why” with co-host Janna Levin: quantamagazine.org/will-ai-ever-u…

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"In this morning’s sky, the Earth intersects the orbit of Halley’s Comet, which has been shedding debris for at least 1500 years. That debris stays in orbit around the Sun, just following the comet around. And the Earth intersects the trail every May 4th-5th inducing a meteor

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Here's my conversation with astrophysicist Janna Levin all about black holes, information paradox, general relativity, quantum mechanics, gravitational waves, wormholes, alien civilization, and more. It's here on X in full, and is up everywhere else too (see comment).

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Here's the links for my conversation with astrophysicist Janna Levin: YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=A6m4iJ… Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/2MAi0BvDc… Podcast: lexfridman.com/podcast

Here's the links for my conversation with astrophysicist <a href="/JannaLevin/">Janna Levin</a>:

YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=A6m4iJ…

Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/2MAi0BvDc…

Podcast: lexfridman.com/podcast
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Loved spending time with Lex Fridman . He’s good company “Janna Levin: Black Holes, Wormholes, Aliens, Paradoxes & Extra Dimension...” youtu.be/A6m4iJIw_84?si…