The internet's most asked questions about black holes - with Kip Thorne

Find out everything you ever wanted to know about black holes, with acclaimed physicist Kip Thorne, consultant on the movie 'Interstellar'.

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00:00 Intro
00:16 Why do black holes exist?
00:53 Why do black holes emit radiation?
02:52 Why do black holes evaporate?
04:04 Why do black holes slow down time?
05:32 Why do black holes look like that?

Kip Thorne is an acclaimed American physicist renowned for his contributions to astronomy, particularly in validating the existence of gravitational waves, and has an extensive body of work, comprising over 150 articles and several books. Among his notable literary works is 'Black holes and time warps: Einstein's outrageous legacy,' which garnered multiple awards. Recognised as a leading authority on Albert Einstein's theory of relativity, Kip serves as a professor at the California Institute of Technology. Additionally, he collaborated with director Christopher Nolan, serving as a science advisor on various feature films, including the critically acclaimed 'Interstellar' released in 2014. In 2017, Kip was honoured with the Nobel Prize in Physics for his pivotal role in the "contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves," as stated by the official Nobel Prize website.


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