The Short List of Things to Do

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The Black Hole War

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This is the story of a 25-year argument between physicists Susskind and Stephen Hawking over what happens to stuff that falls into a black hole. Hawking says it disappears; Susskind disagrees. You could dismiss it all as nerd-on-nerd violence, but then you'd miss out on Susskind explaining why the universe is actually a hologram.

Grade: B+

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