The Black Hole Information Loss Problem is Unsolved. And Unsolvable.

Today I comment on the recent claim that the black hole information loss problem is "near its end" and explain why this is nonsense.

The article in Quanta Magazine which I mention is here:

#physics #science #blackhole

0:00 Intro
0:31 What is the black hole information paradox?
3:47 Four common misunderstandings
5:44 How to solve the problem
6:49 Solutions to the Problem
9:57 Physics is not Math

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