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Convergent Mathematics Signals a Right Track
A reliable sign that a line of theoretical work is on the right track is when its mathematics or principles turn up unexpectedly useful in other areas; really good ideas penetrate many directions beyond those they were intended for, as black hole mathematics now appears in condensed matter physics, fluids, and superconductors.
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Leonard SusskindEvidence Quote
“really good stuff usually penetrates into several different directions... when that happens, you know that there's something good about what you're doing”
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45 | Leonard Susskind on Quantum Information, Quantum Gravity, and Holography— Sean Carroll's MindscapeCreated: 6/13/2026, 12:10:07 AM
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