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Lex Fridman
Leonard Susskind reflects on the recent first image of a black hole captured by the Event Horizon Telescope, describing it as an incredible triumph for science itself. While he notes that the existence and collision of black holes were not surprising given current theoretical frameworks, he emphasiz …
Lex Fridman
The discussion begins with an examination of Isaac Newton's classical mechanics and his specific concerns regarding gravity, particularly the concept of action at a distance. While Newton could accurately predict planetary trajectories using his laws, he found it philosophically troubling that the E …
Lex Fridman
In this episode of the Lex Fridman Podcast, theoretical physicist Sean Carroll returns to discuss his new book series, *The Biggest Ideas in the Universe*, focusing on General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics. Carroll explains that Special Relativity, established by Einstein in 1905, eliminated the …