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- Y Combinator1h 6m
Leonard Susskind on Richard Feynman, the Holographic Principle, and Unanswered Questions in Physics
Leonard Susskind, Richard Feynman, Craig Cannon, Claudio, Noah Hammer, rokkodigi
Leading theoretical physicist Leonard Sussman discusses his contributions to string theory and the holographic principle, framing these concepts not as final truths but as essential mathematical tools for resolving the incompatibility between quantum mechanics and gravity. Central to his presentation is the ER=EPR hypothesis, which links wormholes to quantum entanglement to suggest that gravity emerges from quantum information, alongside his defense of the anthropic principle as the most plausible explanation for the cosmological constant. Sussman also addresses the practical limitations of quantum computing, the rejection of the simulation hypothesis, and his commitment to public education in distinguishing rigorous science from pseudoscience.
- Jane Street38 min
How to Build an Exchange
A US equities matching engine utilizes a deterministic, single-instance architecture to process three million messages per second while ensuring fair, latency-critical order execution across thousands of symbols. The system employs C++ and OCaml on a dedicated machine to replace complex distributed consensus with high-speed, single-threaded logic, allowing state machines to recover from failures within 30 to 60 seconds via message log replay. This design guarantees regulatory reproducibility and financial reliability by eliminating consensus overhead, enabling clients to achieve precise atomicity and global risk enforcement through simplified, high-throughput message sequencing.