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Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers
Janna Levin: Questions for the Novelist
Season 2014
Episode 56
Janna Levin is a Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Barnard College of Columbia University. Her research focuses on the early universe, chaos and black holes. When she isn't trying to figure out why anything exists, Janna writes novels including the much-celebrated "A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines."
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