Episode 45: Leonard Susskind on Quantum Information, Quantum Gravity, and Holography

Summary: For decades now physicists have been struggling to reconcile two great ideas from a century ago: general relativity and quantum mechanics. A leader in this quest has been Leonard Susskind, who has helped illuminate some of the most mind-blowing ideas in quantum gravity: the holographic principle, the string theory landscape, black-hole complementarity, and others. We talk about black holes, quantum mechanics, and the most exciting new directions in quantum gravity.