Janna Levin

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gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Maryland
gptkb:Barnard_College
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkb:The_National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Barnard_College
NASA
gptkbp:awards gptkb:The_American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1971-09-05
gptkbp:birthPlace New_York_City,_New_York,_USA
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:contribution Promoting STEM education
Public speaking on science topics
Writing accessible science books
Encouraging women in science
Engaging with the public on scientific issues
gptkbp:field Cosmology
Theoretical Physics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Janna Levin
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Richard_Feynman
gptkb:Albert_Einstein
gptkb:Stephen_Hawking
gptkbp:interests Literature
Philosophy of science
Science communication
Art and science collaboration
gptkbp:knownFor Explaining complex scientific concepts
Writing about black holes
Popularizing_science
gptkbp:mediaAppearances gptkb:PBS
gptkb:NOVA
gptkb:BBC_Radio_4
TED Talks
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:A_Madman_Dreams_of_Turing_Machines
gptkb:Black_Hole_Blues_and_Other_Songs_from_Outer_Space
gptkbp:occupation Author
Astrophysicist
gptkbp:researchFocus Black hole thermodynamics
Cosmic inflation
Gravitational waves
Quantum_gravity
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California,_USA
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:David_K._H._Lee
gptkbp:website http://jannalevin.com