Book · 2016 · Black holes (Astronomy)
Black hole blues
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One of them is black hole blues and other songs from Outer Space by Jan 11 and it's a Chronicle of the development of a machine that detects gravitational waves.
What they say about it
- Calls it a favorite“one of my favorites”2
- Explores LIGO and gravitational waves2
The best things said about it
And also one of my favorites, 'Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space.'.
Neil deGrasse Tyson StarTalk Radio · Nov 2023 It explored LIGO, not so much LIGO, but the quest to measure gravity wave and what effort that would take.
So Janna, you're an expert on the large scale universe, on black holes, your recent book was Black Hole Blues, was that? - Yeah. You know you've said it better than anyone ever. I once got you to say the whole title which you might not remember was Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space.
Neil deGrasse Tyson StarTalk Radio · Apr 2019 This is matt from new jersey who is current also currently reading black hole blues which is one of janna's books i've read that.
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How it comes up
Why people recommend it
Black hole blues by Janna Levin is a compelling chronicle detailing the decades-long development of the massive scientific machines designed to detect gravitational waves. Neil deGrasse Tyson frequently championed the book across multiple episodes of StarTalk Radio, expressing his deep admiration for the work and praising Janna Levin's expertise on the large-scale universe and black holes. During a live show in November 2023, Tyson introduced Levin by naming her book as one of his personal favorites, and he affectionately teased out its full title during an April 2019 broadcast. Listeners also engaged with the work; on a March 2022 episode, a caller named Matt Kirschen mentioned he was actively reading it. Additionally, during an episode of The Book Review in July 2024, Parul Sehgal highlighted the text as an editor's choice, noting its detailed exploration of the sophisticated technology required to capture these elusive ripples in spacetime. The commentators collectively celebrated the book not only for its thorough scientific rigor but also for its engaging storytelling about the monumental efforts required to listen to the cosmic sounds of the universe, cementing its status as an essential read for astronomy enthusiasts and science lovers alike.
Every mention
Neil deGrasse Tyson And also one of my favorites, 'Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space.' 7
“She's totally into this with the black hole blues. The black hole blues. She got a whole book. That's her book.”
“and also one of my favorites the black hole Blues and other songs from outer space”
“And also one of my favorites, 'Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space.'”
“and of course we always start with the patreon patron because I'm just a quick check you did so your book black hole blues”
“So Janna, you're an expert on the large scale universe, on black holes, your recent book was Black Hole Blues, was that? - Yeah. You know you've said it better than anyone ever. I once got you to say the whole title which you might not remember was Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space”
“Janna it was great, and I've been loving your book, - Thanks it was fun. - [Neil] The Black Hole Blues.”
“So Janna, your book The Black Hole Blues, it explored LIGO.”
Parul Sehgal one of them is black hole blues and other songs from Outer Space by Jan 11 and it's a Chronicle of the deve… 1
“one of them is black hole blues and other songs from Outer Space by Jan 11 and it's a Chronicle of the development of a machine that detects gravitational waves”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker2
“this is matt from new jersey who is current also currently reading black hole blues which is one of janna's books i've read that”
“So Janna, your book The Black Hole Blues, it explored LIGO. Not so much LIGO, but the quest to measure gravity wave. And what effort that would take.”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (7: passing, ad reads, own books)
“She has also written some incredible books, including "How the Universe Got Its Spots" on the topic of the shape and the size of the universe, "A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines" on the topic of genius, madness, and the limits of knowledge, "Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space" on the topic of LIGO and the detection”
“And the very fact that we're able to detect gravitational waves from the early universe is effing wild. Can you explain what gravitational waves are? And we should mention, you wrote a book about the humans, about the whole journey of detecting gravitational waves and LIGO with "Black Hole Blues" is the book.”
“and the third one was black hole Blues the black hole Blues”
“so one of them was the black hole blues uh published by was that uh uh alfred kanoff yeah by knot”
“I absolutely have to check in get a little black hole blues boogie in over oh yeah that's her book”
“So Janna, you're an expert on the large scale universe, on black holes, your recent book was Black Hole Blues, was that? - Yeah. You know you've said it better than anyone ever. I once got you to say the whole title which you might not remember was Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space, and you did”
“And this is what Black Hole Blues was all about, I was writing it while they were on this campaign, yeah. - Your book. - And they hadn't succeeded while I was writing and I was really writing it, precisely ties in with what we were talking about earlier about the pursuit.”