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The title was repeatedly highlighted by the host and guests as a favorite work that vividly chronicled the decades‑long quest to detect gravitational waves, emphasizing the human drama behind the LIGO breakthrough. The author’s engaging storytelling and memorable title were praised, and the book was presented as a compelling narrative of scientific perseverance.
Episode: Cosmic Queries – Bits of Spacetime with Janna Levi...
It was discussed as one of Janna Levin's three books.
And the third one was Black Hole Blues.
Episode: Cosmic Queries – Out There
Janna Levin, an expert on the large scale universe and black holes, discussed her recent book, titled "Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space". She was praised by Neil deGrasse Tyson for having the best way of saying the title.
Your recent book was the black hole blues?
You said it better than anyone ever. I want Scott to say the whole title, which you might not remember, was black hole blues and other songs from Outer Space.
The black hole blues and other songs from Outer Space.
I'm a big fan of the blues in general, so I was enchanted by the title.
I was really writing it... Precisely ties him with what we were talking about earlier about the pursuit and you know, It's 50 long years that they strove to build this instrument.
Episode: Relativity Round-up: StarTalk Live! With Janna Lev...
This book was mentioned by Neil deGrasse Tyson and he asked Janna Levin to say the title in full every time.
And also one of my favorites, The Black Hole Blues and other songs from outer space.
That's how you want me to say it. All the time. I want you to say it all the time. The Black Hole Blues.
Episode: The Universe and Beyond, with Stephen Hawking
It was the most recent book written by Jana Levin and it was mentioned during her introduction to the show.
award-winning author, most recently a black hole blues, and other songs from outer space.
Episode: Celebrating Einstein
It was discussed in detail, focusing on the pursuit of gravitational wave detection and the challenges and triumphs involved in the LIGO experiment. The book was described as a chronicle of a significant scientific endeavor.
So the book really follows the recent announcement of the gravitational wave detection from the collision of two black holes. But it precedes the detection.
And so it's called Black Hole Blues because Ray, who won the Nobel Prize in 2017, along with Kip Thorne and Barry Barish, said to me literally the month before the detection, 50 years into this endeavor. If we don't detect black holes, he said, this whole thing's a failure.
Nobody says it better than you. And other songs of outer space.
Your book, The Black Hole Blues, it explored the quest to measure gravity waves and what effort that would take.
The Black Hole Blues and other songs of outer space.
Episode: Cosmic Queries – Stoner Edition with Janna Levin
It was mentioned that a listener was reading this book, which is one of Janna Levin's books about black holes in the field of astrophysics.
Matt says, my question is if there were two black holes orbiting one another and generating powerful gravitational waves, is there a possibility that a small object, he says perhaps a ping pong ball, could actually be carried away by the waves thus making gravity a repulsive force in this particular case?
Episode: Deciphering Gravitational Waves, with Janna Levin...
It was mentioned as a book about the story of the discovery of gravitational waves, referencing a cosmic recording device analogy used to describe the LIGO detector.
So the book called black hole blues and other songs from outer space Which if I was Neil deGrasse Tyson, I would say in an awesome deep DJ voice I think I do have him recorded saying it
Episode: Cosmic Queries – Origins of the Universe, with Jan...
It was mentioned as one of Janna Levin's books, which Neil deGrasse Tyson seemed to enjoy.
So first there's Together, Chuck, The Black Hole Blues. I live for that.
Episode: StarTalk Live! LIGO and the Black Hole Blues (Part...
It was discussed as a book about black holes and other songs from outer space. The author was said to have become enamored with the experimentalists' work on the LIGO project while writing it.
Black hole blues and other songs from outer space.
So the interesting thing from me writing the book was I became so enamored of the experimentalists and what they were doing.
Episode: Cosmic Queries – Black Hole Survival Guide
It was previously mentioned as a book about the detection of black holes after the LIGO event in 2016, and it focused on the journey to detect black holes rather than black holes themselves.
Black Hole Blues was one of them. Black Hole Blues was from 2016 after the LIGO detection of the collision of black holes.
So when I was writing Black Hole Blues, I set out to write a certain book.
That turned into a story about the pilgrimage of trying to detect something so incredibly difficult.
Episode: Cosmic Queries – Black Holes and Dark Energy
The book, 'Black Hole Blues', was mentioned in the context of Janna Levin's work as a cosmologist, and Neil deGrasse Tyson expressed a desire to have her on the show.
Oh yeah, that's her book, Black Hole Blues.
Episode: Cosmic Queries – Black Holes and Dark Energy
Chuck Nice mentioned Janna Levin's book 'Black Hole Blues' and said it was about black holes, and she was the cosmologist at large for the show.
Oh yeah, that's her book, Black Hole Blues.
Episode: Cosmic Queries – Edge of the Universe
It was discussed in relation to the discovery of gravitational waves, and the challenges faced by the scientists in their research journey.
Chuck we got to do it
Oh I've gotta learn a harmony to that There's gotta be a way which sort of picks up the book it says Guaranteed more sale just every time you walk past it on the shelf
So that was about the discovery of Gravitational waves.
Episode: Cosmic Queries – Out There
It was mentioned as a book by Janna Levin, discussing black holes and other songs from outer space. The book's title was enjoyed by Neil due to his love for the blues.
Your recent book was Black Hole Blues?
Was Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space
The Black Hole Blues And Other Songs from Outer Space
I'm a big fan of the blues in general, so I was enchanted by the title
And I've been loving your book Black Hole... The Black Hole Blues
Episode: The Universe and Beyond, with Stephen Hawking
It was mentioned as her most recent book, and a subject of conversation amongst the podcast panel, it appears to be a book about black holes.
Also joining me is my friend and colleague, theoretical physicist, Jana Levin. Jana, welcome! You're a professor at Barnard College of Columbia University, award-winning author, most recently a black hole blues, and other songs from outer space.
Episode: Celebrating Einstein
It details the long, arduous journey of the LIGO experiment, which eventually led to the detection of gravitational waves, and the challenges faced along the way.
So the book really follows the recent announcement of the gravitational wave detection from the collision of two black holes. But it precedes the detection.
And so it's called Black Hole Blues because Ray, who won the Nobel Prize in 2017, along with Kip Thorne and Barry Barish, said to me literally the month before the detection, 50 years into this endeavor. If we don't detect black holes, he said, this whole thing's a failure.
And other songs of outer space.
Nobody says it better than you.
The Black Hole Blues, it explored the quest to measure gravity waves and what effort that would take.
Episode: Deciphering Gravitational Waves, with Janna Levin...
It was mentioned as a book about the cosmic recording device that was built to record sounds from space, and it was compared to a gigantic cosmic recording device.
So the book called black hole blues and other songs from outer space Which if I was Neil deGrasse Tyson, I would say in an awesome deep DJ voice I think I do have him recorded saying it
Episode: StarTalk Live! LIGO and the Black Hole Blues (Part...
It was written about the campaign to detect gravitational waves and the tension surrounding the experiment's success or failure, with an epilogue added after the discovery was made.
Black hole blues and other songs from outer space.
This is the Black Hole Blues and other songs from outer space.
And then they made a discovery. So did you have to like change up your plans?
It dovetailed. Like I printed the book out for Ray Weiss, one of the original architects in Kipthorne who we've talked about. I printed a copy for each of them on September 14th just by coincidence and sent them drafts.
And that's an incredibly bold thing to say in August 2015 from the original designer of the machine and so... But I got to write an epilogue of redemption, you know?