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Cosmologist & science storyteller

Janna Levin

Janna Levin helps organizations inspire curiosity and bridge science with creativity through cosmology keynote speaking. She works with audiences to explore black holes, gravitational waves, and scientific storytelling. Professor at Columbia University, Guggenheim Fellow, and PBS Nova host.
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  • Cosmologist and physics professor at Columbia University
  • Author of acclaimed books about black holes
  • Science communicator bridging astrophysics and art
Janna Levin is a cosmologist and author who makes the universe's most extreme phenomena feel immediate, personal, and comprehensible to anyone willing to look up. She is a Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Barnard College of Columbia University, a Guggenheim Fellow, and Founding Director of Sciences at Pioneer Works in Brooklyn. Her books include Black Hole Survival Guide, Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space (a Kirkus best nonfiction book of 2016), and the PEN/Bingham Fellowship-winning A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines. She hosted PBS Nova's Black Hole Apocalypse, the first female-led Nova episode in 35 years. Levin's work bridges astrophysics and art, translating concepts like gravitational waves, black holes, and the topology of the universe into language that sticks. Her research at Cambridge, MIT, and UC Berkeley grounds her public communication in real scientific inquiry, while her leadership at Pioneer Works proves she can move fluidly between laboratory rigor and creative storytelling. Audiences leave her talks with a genuine shift in perspective. From her sessions, attendees gain a clear framework for understanding black holes and spacetime, insight into how creativity operates within scientific discovery, and a practical sense of how art and science strengthen each other when pursued together. Book Janna Levin to give your audience a rare encounter with ideas that reshape how they see the universe.

Why we recommend booking Janna

Levin translates gravitational waves and black hole physics into frameworks that shift how teams think about complexity and creative problem-solving. Her dual fluency in astrophysics and storytelling, honed across Cambridge, MIT, and Pioneer Works, delivers genuine perspective change rather than surface inspiration. She's particularly valuable when organisations need fresh cognitive models for navigating uncertainty.

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Janna Levin specialises in discussing cosmology, black holes, gravitational waves and more.
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