Lex Fridman PodcastLeonard Susskind: Quantum Mechanics, String Theory and Black Holes | Lex Fridman Podcast #41
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EPISODE INFO
- Released
- September 26, 2019
- Duration
- 57m
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- Lex Fridman Podcast
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Leonard Susskind is a professor of theoretical physics at Stanford University, and founding director of the Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics. He is widely regarded as one of the fathers of string theory and in general as one of the greatest physicists of our time both as a researcher and an educator. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep41-sb See below for timestamps, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc. *CONTACT LEX:* *Feedback* - give feedback to Lex: https://lexfridman.com/survey *AMA* - submit questions, videos or call-in: https://lexfridman.com/ama *Hiring* - join our team: https://lexfridman.com/hiring *Other* - other ways to get in touch: https://lexfridman.com/contact *OUTLINE:* 0:00 - Introduction 1:02 - Richard Feynman 2:09 - Visualization and intuition 6:45 - Ego in Science 9:27 - Academia 11:18 - Developing ideas 12:12 - Quantum computers 21:37 - Universe as an information processing system 26:35 - Machine learning 29:47 - Predicting the future 30:48 - String theory 37:03 - Free will 39:26 - Arrow of time 46:39 - Universe as a computer 49:45 - Big bang 50:50 - Infinity 51:35 - First image of a black hole 54:08 - Questions within the reach of science 55:55 - Questions out of reach of science *PODCAST LINKS:*
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EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, featuring Lex Fridman and Leonard Susskind, Leonard Susskind: Quantum Mechanics, String Theory and Black Holes | Lex Fridman Podcast #41 explores leonard Susskind on intuition, quantum reality, black holes, and AI Leonard Susskind discusses how deep physical intuition and visualization, inspired in part by Richard Feynman, guide his approach to quantum mechanics, gravity, and string theory more than formal mathematics alone.
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