Have We SOLVED The Black Hole Information Paradox with Wormholes?

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Black holes are very real, but are also a theoretical nightmare. It turns out that in order to make sense of their paradoxical nature, every black hole has to be thought of as a multitude of imaginary black holes, all connected by wormholes. And you thought the universe couldn’t get any weirder.

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Prior Episodes Mentioned In this Video:

Black Hole Information Paradox

How Quantum Entanglement Creates Entropy

Holographic Principle

Feynman’s Infinite Paths

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