“Why I Went to WAR with Stephen Hawking!” Leonard Susskind

Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥 What's really going on in a black hole? Why are there so many theories of everything? Did Leonard Susskind, one of the fathers of string theory, ever feel like an impostor? And why did he fight with Stephen Hawking? Find out in this thrilling interview with none other than Susskind himself from 2020. 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! Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmXH_moPhfkqCk6S3b9RWuw/join Key Takeaways: Intro (00:00) The difference between writing for broad and small audiences (05:41) Impostor syndrome (08:43) The first image of a black hole (18:40) The horizon of a black hole and the existence of a singularity (21:13) Mathematician envy (35:58) Why are there so many theories of everything? (43:15) Three things that would push him to believe in the Multiverse (47:32) Audience questions (56:14) Who would Lenny have for coffee? (1:04:41) What would he put in his ethical will? (1:09:58) Outro (1:16:41) — Additional resources: 📚 The Black Hole War by Leonard Susskind: https://a.co/d/a9WGKAc 📺 Watch my most popular videos: Neil Turok https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt5cFLN65fI Frank Wilczek https://youtu.be/3z8RqKMQHe0?sub_confirmation=1 Eric Weinstein vs. Stephen Wolfram https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI0AZ4Y4Ip4?sub_confirmation=1 Sir Roger Penrose: https://youtu.be/AMuqyAvX7Wo Sabine Hossenfelder: https://youtu.be/g00ilS6tBvs Avi Loeb: https://youtu.be/N9lUceHsLRw ➡️ Follow me on your fav platforms: ✖️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrBrianKeating 🔔 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/DrBrianKeating?sub_confirmation=1 📝 Join my mailing list: https://briankeating.com/mailing_list ✍️ Check out my blog: https://briankeating.com/blog.php 🎙️ Follow my podcast: https://briankeating.com/podcast Into the Impossible with Brian Keating is a podcast dedicated to all those who want to explore the universe within and beyond the known. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode! #intotheimpossible #briankeating #leonardsusskind