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Leonard Susskind on The World As Hologram | TVO Docs

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What it is

Stanford physicist Leonard Susskind gives a public lecture on the holographic principle, the indestructibility of information and the nature of black holes. It asks whether the world could be a hologram.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters recommend it as an accessible yet substantive introduction to the holographic principle and black hole information, often when related physics news comes up.

  • 7 people recommended it
  • 5 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2013, last 2021

What HN commenters said

  1. “I have found this Leonard Susskind lecture to come closest to answering the question”

    Best lecture on why the universe might be a hologram.

    damon_c, 2013-12 · Recommendation · in “Simulations back up theory that Universe is a hologram”

  2. “IIRC these are very good videos to start with”

    Good introductory video on the holographic principle.

    andy112, 2013-12 · Recommendation · in “Simulations back up theory that Universe is a hologram”

  3. “Leonard Susskind on The World As Hologram (more dense/verbose)”

    Denser, more verbose treatment of the holographic principle.

    platz, 2017-01 · Recommendation · in “Study reveals substantial evidence of holographic universe”

  4. “Susskind's public lectures are easy to watch”

    Easy-to-watch public lecture by a careful physicist.

    keldaris, 2018-01 · Recommendation · in “Things you must know before you can understand Meltdown as a developer”

  5. “this lecture gave me some basic grasp on the notion of holographic representations”

    Gave a basic grasp of holographic representations.

    jahnu, 2019-01 · Recommendation · in “How Space and Time Could Be a Quantum Error-Correcting Code”

  6. “Suskind actually has a whole lecture on Youtube devoted to addressing the paradox of falling into a black hole”

    Lecture on falling into a black hole from inside versus outside.

    zwkrt, 2019-01 · Recommendation · in “Strangeness of Black Holes”

  7. “Much better described here”

    Better description of the holographic surface idea.

    aeternum, 2019-08 · Recommendation · in “How do black holes destroy information and why is that a problem?”

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Topics: black holes, theoretical physics, leonard susskind, information paradox, string theory

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