Janna Levin
Janna Levin is an American theoretical cosmologist and an associate professor of physics and astronomy at Barnard College. She earned a PhD in theoretical physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1993, and a Bachelor of Science in astronomy and physics with a concentration in philosophy at Barnard College in 1988, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa. Much of her work deals with looking for evidence to support the proposal that our universe might be finite in size due to its having a nontrivial topology. Other work includes black holes and chaos theory. She joined the faculty at Barnard College in January 2004 and is currently the recipient Tow Professor grant.
A Trip to Infinity
as SelfDoes infinity exist? Can we experience the Infinite? In an animated film (created by artists...
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Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time
as Narrator (archive sound)How's it all gonna end? This experience takes us on a journey to the end of time, trillions of...
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Black Hole Apocalypse
as Self - PresenterAstrophysicists show how black holes might hold answers to how the universe evolved, leading to...
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NOVA: The Great Math Mystery
as SelfNOVA leads viewers on a mathematical mystery tour -- a provocative exploration of math's...
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Dara O Briain's Science Club
as HerselfDara Ó Briain's Science Club is a British science television series presented by Dara Ó Briain...
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Einstein and Hawking: Masters of Our Universe
as Self - Professor of Physics and AstronomyIn the early 1900s, Albert Einstein developed an idea - called Relativity - that changed our...
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