Janna Levin Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Janna Levin

Join us 5/14, for Science vs Fiction with Pulitzer Prize winner Jennifer Egan to celebrate, The Candy House. We’ll discuss memories, the collective unconscious, & a dystopian present. Plus, Semisonic will perform a short acoustic set during the event @egangoonsquad @PioneerWorks_ https://t.co/uckgiNGTWO

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Eminent primatologist Frans de Waal might liken a power struggle among chimpanzees to an episode of Succession. Though our similarities abound, so do our differences. Isabella Rossellini joins Frans de Waal to discuss his most recent book, Different. RSVP https://t.co/h8D5ao47hU

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RSVP's just opened for Richard Dawkins @PioneerWorks_ on his new book, Outgrowing God, "dedicated to all young people who are old enough to think for themselves." Space is extremely limited and filling up fast. @RichardDawkins

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Thrilled to get an early copy of the much anticipated new Cormac McCarthy novels from @AAKnopf. The Passenger and the companion coda Stella Maris. Been waiting impatiently for 16 years since The Road. https://t.co/jHcFqrtWw6

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The ‘God Particle’ —aka the Higgs particle—was discovered a dozen years ago this month. The sensational name was inadvertently coined by Nobel Laureate Leon Lederman, who wanted to title his book “The Goddamn Particle” as an expression of frustration that the elusive Higgs had… https://t.co/t4U5CcLZML

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Love it. Black Hole Survival Guide making gift guides: "These are the big books this holiday season, to read or give. Levin writes about black holes the way a park ranger regards a grizzly: awed, fascinated, respectful, but not afraid. https://t.co/dW0GNjJ27R via @phillyinquirer

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On this day in 1633, Galileo was convicted of heresy by the Roman Inquisition, & sentenced to lifetime house arrest. Bertolt Brecht said near the end of his play Galileo: A momentous date for you and me. Of all the days, that was the one, An age of reason could have begun. https://t.co/oyVbzpdRts

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On the occasion of the publication of his evocative new book, "The Biggest Ideas in the Universe," Sean Carroll takes us on a deep dive into the physics to pull back the veil of mystery from the most complex ideas in the field. https://t.co/7myWMqsilT @PioneerWorks_ @seanmcarroll

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Super Sad True Love Story by ⁦@Shteyngart⁩ has been in my to-read pile literally for years. Finally reached for it and have been laughing audibly ever since. Thank you, Professor! https://t.co/EoGDm5fr3v

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My first book was "How the Universe Got its Spots" in reference to Kipling's "How the Leopard Got its Spots." We use the same mathematical principles to find hot & cold spots in the light left over from the Big Bang as Alan Turing used to calculate the pattern in an animals spots https://t.co/0tXNnxZKYd