Black holes, string theory, and public policy Jim Gates (Sylvester James Gates)

See what happens when Shelly talks to smarty-pants Jim Gates, says she is not going to talk about String Theory and immediately asks questions about String Theory. Hear about String Theory’s Doppelganger, the history of black holes, fulfilling a dream of riding the Trans-Siberian Railroad, and how it all comes back to nuclear physics.

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Black holes, string theory, and public policy Jim Gates (Sylvester James Gates) is an episode from My Nuclear Life by Shelly Lesher.

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This episode was published on Dec 30, 2025.

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