Black holes are forcing us to rethink everything we know about the very foundations and limits of physics. These mysterious objects challenge our understanding of time, space, and information. In this full interview, Physicist Brian Cox explains why black holes aren’t just theoretical endpoints, but could lead us to a deeper understanding of reality altogether.
What happens to information that falls into a black hole? Can space and time emerge from something more fundamental? And why did Einstein, Hawking, and generations of physicists struggle with the idea that these objects could even exist?
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