Janna Levin

Biography

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.

Filmography

Release date: 9/26/2022

A Trip to Infinity

Role(s): Self

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Release date: 1/10/2018

Black Hole Apocalypse

Role(s): Self - Presenter

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Release date: 4/15/2015

NOVA: The Great Math Mystery

Role(s): Self

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Release date: 3/20/2019

Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time

Role(s): Narrator (archive sound)

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Release date: 4/4/2020

Einstein and Hawking: Masters of Our Universe

Role(s): Self - Professor of Physics and Astronomy

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