Andrew Strominger: Black Holes, Quantum Gravity, and Theoretical Physics | Lex Fridman Podcast #359

Andrew Strominger is a theoretical physicist at Harvard. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Eight Sleep: to get special savings - Rocket Money: - Indeed: to get $75 credit - ExpressVPN: to get 3 months free EPISODE LINKS: Andrew’s website: Andrew’s papers: Soft Hair on Black Holes: Photon Rings Around Warped Black Holes: PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: Apple Podcasts: Spotify: RSS: Full episodes playlist: Clips playlist: OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 1:12 - Black holes 6:16 - Albert Einstein 25:44 - Quantum gravity 29:56 - String theory 40:44 - Holographic principle 48:41 - De Sitter space 53:53 - Speed of light 1:00:40 - Black hole information paradox 1:08:20 - Soft particles 1:17:27 - Physics vs mathematics 1:26:37 - Theory of everything 1:41:58 - Time 1:44:24 - Photon rings 2:00:05 - Thought experiments 2:08:26 - Aliens 2:14:04 - Nuclear weapons SOCIAL: - Twitter: - LinkedIn: - Facebook: - Instagram: - Medium: @lexfridman - Reddit: - Support on Patreon: