{"id":213789,"date":"2025-05-11T17:06:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T22:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/do-all-alien-civilizations-eventually-destroy-themselves-janna-levin-and-lex-fridman"},"modified":"2025-05-11T17:06:41","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T22:06:41","slug":"do-all-alien-civilizations-eventually-destroy-themselves-janna-levin-and-lex-fridman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/do-all-alien-civilizations-eventually-destroy-themselves-janna-levin-and-lex-fridman","title":{"rendered":"Do all alien civilizations eventually destroy themselves? | Janna Levin and Lex Fridman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wQsaO1IHhFM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Lex Fridman Podcast full episode: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A6m4iJIw_84\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A6m4iJIw_84<\/a><br \/> Thank you for listening \u2764 Check out our sponsors: <a href=\"https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/sponsors\/cv8827-sb\">https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/sponsors\/cv8827-sb<\/a>.<br \/> See below for guest bio, links, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc.<\/p>\n<p>*GUEST BIO:*<br \/> Janna Levin is a theoretical physicist and cosmologist specializing in black holes, cosmology of extra dimensions, topology of the universe, and gravitational waves.<\/p>\n<p>*CONTACT LEX:*<br \/> *Feedback* \u2014 give feedback to Lex: <a href=\"https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/survey\">https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/survey<\/a>.<br \/> *AMA* \u2014 submit questions, videos or call-in: <a href=\"https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/ama\">https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/ama<\/a>.<br \/> *Hiring* \u2014 join our team: <a href=\"https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/hiring\">https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/hiring<\/a>.<br \/> *Other* \u2014 other ways to get in touch: <a href=\"https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/contact\">https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/contact<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>*EPISODE LINKS:*<br \/> Janna\u2019s X: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JannaLevin\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/JannaLevin<\/a>.<br \/> Janna\u2019s Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/jannalevin.com\">https:\/\/jannalevin.com<\/a>.<br \/> Janna\u2019s Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/jannalevin\">https:\/\/instagram.com\/jannalevin<\/a>.<br \/> Janna\u2019s Substack: <a href=\"https:\/\/substack.com\/@jannalevin\">https:\/\/substack.com\/@jannalevin<\/a>.<br \/> Black Hole Survival Guide (book): <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YkJzT5\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YkJzT5<\/a><br \/> Black Hole Blues (book): <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/42Nw7IE\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/42Nw7IE<\/a><br \/> How the Universe Got Its Spots (book): <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4m5De8k\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/4m5De8k<\/a>.<br \/> A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines (book): <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3GGakvd\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3GGakvd<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>*SPONSORS:*<br \/> To support this podcast, check out our sponsors &amp; get discounts:<br \/> *Brain.fm:* Music for focus.<br \/> Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/s\/brainfm-cv8827-sb\">https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/s\/brainfm-cv8827-sb<\/a>.<br \/> *BetterHelp:* Online therapy and counseling.<br \/> Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/s\/betterhelp-cv8827-sb\">https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/s\/betterhelp-cv8827-sb<\/a>.<br \/> *NetSuite:* Business management software.<br \/> Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/s\/netsuite-cv8827-sb\">https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/s\/netsuite-cv8827-sb<\/a>.<br \/> *Shopify:* Sell stuff online.<br \/> Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/s\/shopify-cv8827-sb\">https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/s\/shopify-cv8827-sb<\/a>.<br \/> *AG1:* All-in-one daily nutrition drink.<br \/> Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/s\/ag1-cv8827-sb\">https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/s\/ag1-cv8827-sb<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>*PODCAST LINKS:*<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/do-all-alien-civilizations-eventually-destroy-themselves-janna-levin-and-lex-fridman\">Continue reading \u201cDo all alien civilizations eventually destroy themselves? | Janna Levin and Lex Fridman\u201d | &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lex Fridman Podcast full episode: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A6m4iJIw_84 Thank you for listening \u2764 Check out our sponsors: https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/sponsors\/cv8827-sb. 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