Leonard Susskind: What REALLY Happens Inside a Black Hole? (#364)

What's really going on in a black hole? Why are there so many
theories of everything? And did Leonard Susskind, the father of
string theory, ever feel like an impostor? Find out in this
thrilling interview with none other than Susskind himself. Susskind
is an American physicist and a professor of theoretical physics at
Stanford University. He is also the founding director of the
Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics. In 1995, Susskind was
the first to give a precise string-theoretic interpretation of the
holographic principle and the first to introduce the idea of the
string theory landscape in 2003.  In this interview, we
discuss Susskind's popular science book, The Black Hole War, which
covers the black hole information paradox and the related
scientific dispute between Stephen Hawking and Susskind himself. We
also talk about other developments in modern physics and more! Tune
in! Key Takeaways:  Intro (00:00) The difference between
writing for broad and small audiences (05:56) Impostor syndrome
(08:58) The first image of a black hole (19:33) The horizon of a
black hole and the existence of a singularity (22:05) Mathematician
envy (36:51) Why are there so many theories of everything? (44:07)
Three things that would push him to believe in the Multiverse
(48:25) Audience questions (57:06) Who would Lenny have for coffee?
(1:05:33) What would he put in his ethical will? (1:10:51) Outro
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