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Leonard Susskind - Why Black Holes are Astonishing

2021-06-13 Education
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Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Black holes warp space and time, squeeze matter to a vanishing point, and trap light so that it cannot escape. Black holes, with masses millions or billions times that of our sun, sit at the center of galaxies. How can black holes perform such stupendous tricks, and what can we learn from them? Free access to Closer to Truth's library of 5,000 videos: http://bit.ly/376lkKN Watch more interviews on black holes: https://bit.ly/2OjtSdY Leonard Susskind is the Felix Bloch Professor of Theoretical Physics at Stanford University, and Director of the Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics. He received a BS in physics from City College of New York and a PhD from Cornell University. Register for free at CTT.com for subscriber-only exclusives: http://bit.ly/2GXmFsP Closer to Truth presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answers.

Top Comments (10)

@Shadow-In-The-East 2021-06-20

What a fascinating discussion between Jeff Goldblum cosplaying Steve Jobs, and amateur theoretical physicist John Malkovich.

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@JohnnyAmerique 2021-06-13

Interesting interview with Dr. Susskind. Now to the comments section to see what the experts have to say.

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@dougthompson1598 2021-06-18

"A chicken, a duck and a physicist go into a black hole..." No punch line yet.

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@thagreatadante 2021-06-13

Now you know why you can never get a hold of a good plumber.. They're busy solving quantum theory .. 😁

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@buikhai1 2022-09-17

The world needs more scientists like Leonard Susskind. Such a great communicator for such complex subject. He makes us understand the universe just a little bit more.

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@Blake-cz7mj 2021-08-08

The interviewer is awesome, asks great questions then lets them talk

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@dr.debajyotibose1991 2021-07-10

He was a plumber in the beginning, what a life, Leonard.

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@Google_Does_Evil_Now 2022-10-17

3:12 interviewer caught using earbuds listening to music. Can't stop nodding to the beat.

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@JohnJohansen2 2022-09-05

I love the chair he's sitting in. 🙂👍

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@kemaichijou8999 2022-09-25

As I get older I get very happyand excited when I listen to theory, maybe I should change job

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