About this episode

Daniel Holz discusses his research on black holes, gravitational waves, and the implications of existential risks.

Daniel Holz studies black holes, gravitational waves, and cosmology, all while also running the Existential Risk Laboratory...

People in this episode

Guest: Daniel Holz

Topics covered

• existential risk
• black holes
• gravitational waves
• cosmology
• science

Keywords

• existential risk
• black holes
• gravitational waves
• cosmology
• science

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Existential Risk Laboratory

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