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Black Hole Survival Guide
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Editor-in-chief of the Pioneer Works podcast, author of 'How the Universe Got Its Spots,' one of my favorites. 'Black Hole Survival Guide.'.
Neil deGrasse Tyson · StarTalk Radio · Nov 2023 Listen at 2:17 Why people recommend it
Black Hole Survival Guide by Janna Levin is a pocket-sized, accessible science book that explains the physics of black holes and what it would actually mean to visit one. On StarTalk Radio, Neil deGrasse Tyson celebrated the book during an episode featuring Janna Levin as a guest. Tyson highlighted the publication as one of his personal favorites, humorously noting Levin's witty assertion that a black hole is not a cosmic vacuum cleaner. He also praised the pocket-sized format, describing it as containing everything a curious reader might need to know about approaching a black hole without perishing. Throughout the conversation, Tyson and Levin used the book to make complex gravitational physics engaging and comprehensible, exploring the extreme environments near event horizons and showcasing Levin's talent for blending rigorous astrophysics with accessible, imaginative storytelling for general science enthusiasts.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson Editor-in-chief of the Pioneer Works podcast, author of 'How the Universe Got Its Spots,' one of my favorit… 4
“one of my favorites uh black hole Survival Guide”
“Editor-in-chief of the Pioneer Works podcast, author of 'How the Universe Got Its Spots,' one of my favorites. 'Black Hole Survival Guide.'”
“so so you've got that that book and a more recent one called the survivor black hole survivors guide which is a very pocket-sized book and everything you needed to know to visit and not die in a black hole i think is that that did they characterize that properly”
“it's not a vacuum cleaner says the person who wrote the book black hole survival guy”
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“And you've also written a bunch of books. I have two with me like right now. The black hole survival guide. I mean, it's like it looks tiny but it's dense like a black hole. Spoiler alert. It does not end well.”
“I have two with me like right now. The black hole survival guide. I mean, it's like it looks tiny but it's dense like a black hole.”
“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”
“the other one was black hole Survival Guide”
“Okay, the other one was 'Black Hole Survival Guide.' The Black Hole Blues, excellent!”
“so Janet you wrote a book called the black hole Survival Guide yeah which is a little scary because you should not come close enough to a black hole”
“let's go ahead and do that so Janet in your in your recent book the black hole Survival Guide oh I know right”
“and more recently you have a book called the black hole survival guide which is like a pocketbook fits right in your coat pocket and yeah how useful did you”
“i hear rumors that you're working on another book i just this is rumors i'm just saying i can h bring it back yeah black hole survival guide observe oh we need that”