My research was in a sense Abbott-like: how a multi-dimensional world would look to someone living in the lower dimensions. It is different from the standard string-theoretical approach of bulk-vs-brain, because it isnon-perturbative. I can certainly go into the details of it, but probably not in this comment.

This looks really interesting, any material you can suggest on the subject? I was a particle physics phenomenologist until last year, so proper introductory academic paper should be ok.

There is also a chance that Hawking radiation will be detected in a laboratory setting from dumb holes or other black-hole analogs.

And this looks very fascinating, too. Thanks a lot for your answers.