Episode Details

What if spacetime, black holes, and wormholes all emerge from quantum entanglement? In this condensed version of Into The Impossible, Brian Keating speaks with Juan Maldacena about the deep link between general relativity, quantum mechanics, and the black hole information problem. In just minutes, you’ll hear the core ideas from the full-length episode, from holography and AdS/CFT to Hawking radiation, the ER=EPR connection, and why preserving information matters for causality. Maldacena also explores what Einstein might have made of black holes, gravitational waves, and the modern cosmic evidence reshaping physics. Along the way, the conversation touches on mathematics, the early universe, and the line between scientific knowledge and wisdom. Listen now to get the key ideas in minutes.