Juan Maldacena
Argentine physicist
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Videos Mentioning Juan Maldacena
Leonard Susskind on Richard Feynman, the Holographic Principle, and Unanswered Questions in Physics
Y Combinator
A theoretical physicist who developed the AdS/CFT correspondence, a concrete realization of the holographic principle. Susskind highlights Maldacena's work as crucial in making the holographic principle rigorous and mainstream.
Brian Keating: Cosmology, Astrophysics, Aliens & Losing the Nobel Prize | Lex Fridman Podcast #257
Lex Fridman
Theoretical physicist known for his work on the AdS/CFT correspondence, which helped resolve parts of the black hole information paradox.
The Case Against Reality — Professor Donald Hoffman
Tim Ferriss
A key figure in the advancement of the holographic principle, particularly with the AdS/CFT duality, and also works on structures deeper than space-time like the cosmological polytope.
The String Theory Wars and What Happened Next
Sabine Hossenfelder
Physicist who discovered the AdS/CFT correspondence, linking string theory in anti-de Sitter space to conformal field theories.
Cumrun Vafa: String Theory | Lex Fridman Podcast #204
Lex Fridman
Did work on the duality between particle physics and quantum gravity, further deepening connections related to holography.
Wormholes in the laboratory – Public lecture by Dr. Joe Lykken
Fermilab
String theorist who, with Lenny Susskind, proposed the ER=EPR hypothesis.
Geothermal Energy: How Big is the Potential?
Sabine Hossenfelder
An expert who has been a guest on Brian Keating's podcast.