Leonard Susskind
A physicist who famously engaged in the 'black hole wars' with Stephen Hawking, arguing for the preservation of quantum information.
Videos Mentioning Leonard Susskind
John Preskill on Quantum Computing
Y Combinator
A physicist at Stanford admired for his ability to communicate complex physics concepts clearly and without 'bullshit,' similar to Feynman. He teaches courses and writes books (Theoretical Minimum series).
Cumrun Vafa: String Theory | Lex Fridman Podcast #204
Lex Fridman
Mentioned as one of the early pioneers of string theory.
Sean Carroll: Quantum Mechanics and the Many-Worlds Interpretation | Lex Fridman Podcast #47
Lex Fridman
A theoretical physicist known for his work in string theory and black hole thermodynamics, discussed in relation to holography.
Janna Levin: Black Holes, Wormholes, Aliens, Paradoxes & Extra Dimensions | Lex Fridman Podcast #468
Lex Fridman
A physicist who famously engaged in the 'black hole wars' with Stephen Hawking, arguing for the preservation of quantum information.
Scott Aaronson: Computational Complexity and Consciousness | Lex Fridman Podcast #130
Lex Fridman
Theoretical physicist, known for his work in string theory, mentioned as someone who would agree on the pursuit of a theory of everything.