Episode · StarTalk Radio · 2019-04-16
Books mentioned on StarTalk Podcast: Cosmic Queries - Out There with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson discussed Black hole blues by Janna Levin and Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space by Janna Levin.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Black hole blues
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.
Discussed“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”
Where to get it
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Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space
Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space by Janna Levin is a captivating non-fiction chronicle detailing the scientific quest to detect gravitational waves and capture the elusive signals of black holes colliding in the distant universe.
Discussed“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”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing 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, and you did”
Plugged Black hole blues
“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.”
“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.”