Is String Theory Strung Out?

Though they may not admit it explicitly, most string theorists have given up on the idea of a Unified Theory of Everything.

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February 8, 2011

Though they may not admit it explicitly, most string theorists have given up on the idea of a Unified Theory of Everything.

Mathematical Physicist, Columbia University

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