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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