Episode · StarTalk Radio · 2020-04-10
Books mentioned on StarTalk Podcast: Cosmic Queries – Edge of the Universe with Neil deGrasse Tyson and Janna Levin
Neil deGrasse Tyson discussed Black hole blues 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“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”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged How the Universe Got Its Spots
“so my first book is about whether or not the universe is infinite or finite it's a question we don't know the answer yet how the universe got its spots”
Plugged How the Universe Got Its Spots
“so so how the leopard got its spots is actually a very similar mathematical problem because you're asking about enzymes being higher low in the developing embryo and it turns out that the shape and the size of the animal and like whether it's tubular or when no spots or hitting it that it will determine what kind of spots”
Plugged How the Universe Got Its Spots
“so so how the universe got it spots as a similar mathematical problem we're solving for hot and cold spots in a particular geometry when the universe was like a developing embryo basically and this goes back to Alan Turing who solved some of these problems for the animal”