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Black holes, as Stephen Hawking discovered, do grow old: they emit radiation, lose mass, and eventually evaporate away. But our fascination with black holes never grows old. This is especially true today, as we are seeing a flood of new data and intriguing theoretical ideas, which both tests the limits of Einstein's general relativity and teach us new things about the astrophysical universe. At the [Center">https://simonscbhsg.com/vitor-cardoso/">Center]( https://the-center-of-gravity.com/features/black-hole-week-2026/">Black]( https://monarch.com/">https://monarch.com/ to get your first year of Monarch Core half off at just $50\. #ad Upgrade your everyday and get free shipping and 365-day returns at [https://quince.com/MINDSCAPE]( https://quince.com/MINDSCAPE">https://quince.com/MINDSCAPE. #ad See what ElevenAgents can do for your specific workflows at [https://elevenlabs.io/MINDSCAPE]( https://elevenlabs.io/MINDSCAPE">https://elevenlabs.io/MINDSCAPE. #ad Blog post with transcript: [">https://preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2026/08/24/365-vitor-cardoso-on-why-black-holes-are-special/">]( ) _Support Mindscape on [https://www.patreon.com/seanmcarroll"]( Patreon._ Vitor Cardoso received his Ph.D. in physics from the Instituto Superior Técnico in Portugal. He is currently a Villum Investigator and Director of the [Center">https://the-center-of-gravity.com/">Center]( https://vitorcardoso.strong-gr.com/">Web]( https://researchprofiles.ku.dk/en/persons/vitor-cardoso/">University]( https://simonscbhsg.com/vitor-cardoso/">Simons]( https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=D\_p4FJEAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao">](<a href=) Google Scholar publications