Pedro Vieira, a prominent expert on holographic dualities and their role in quantum gravity, shares his groundbreaking insights. He tackles the complexities of quantizing gravity and introduces the provocative notion that our universe may be a hologram. The conversation dives into black holes and the holographic principle, exploring how they challenge traditional physics. Vieira elaborates on the bootstrap method and its potential to simplify predictions in quantum gravity, as well as the intriguing link between gravity and quantum mechanics, offering fresh perspectives on reality.