#359 – Andrew Strominger: Black Holes, Quantum Gravity, and Theoretical Physics

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<p>Andrew Strominger is a theoretical physicist at Harvard. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br /> &#8211; <b>Eight Sleep</b>: <a href="https://www.eightsleep.com/lex">https://www.eightsleep.com/lex</a> to get special savings<br /> &#8211; <b>Rocket Money</b>: <a href="https://rocketmoney.com/lex">https://rocketmoney.com/lex</a><br /> &#8211; <b>Indeed</b>: <a href="https://indeed.com/lex">https://indeed.com/lex</a> to get $75 credit<br /> &#8211; <b>ExpressVPN</b>: <a href="https://expressvpn.com/lexpod">https://expressvpn.com/lexpod</a> to get 3 months free</p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Andrew&#8217;s website: <a href="https://www.physics.harvard.edu/people/facpages/strominger">https://www.physics.harvard.edu/people/facpages/strominger</a><br /> Andrew&#8217;s papers:<br /> Soft Hair on Black Holes: <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1601.00921">https://arxiv.org/abs/1601.00921</a><br /> Photon Rings Around Warped Black Holes: <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2211.01674">https://arxiv.org/abs/2211.01674</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#38; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (06:34) &#8211; Black holes<br /> (11:37) &#8211; Albert Einstein<br /> (31:05) &#8211; Quantum gravity<br /> (35:17) &#8211; String theory<br /> (46:05) &#8211; Holographic principle<br /> (54:02) &#8211; De Sitter space<br /> (59:14) &#8211; Speed of light<br /> (1:06:02) &#8211; Black hole information paradox<br /> (1:13:41) &#8211; Soft particles<br /> (1:22:48) &#8211; Physics vs mathematics<br /> (1:31:58) &#8211; Theory of everything<br /> (1:47:20) &#8211; Time<br /> (1:49:45) &#8211; Photon rings<br /> (2:05:26) &#8211; Thought experiments<br /> (2:13:47) &#8211; Aliens<br /> (2:19:25) &#8211; Nuclear weapons</p>