String theory began over 50 years ago as a way to understand the strong nuclear force. Since then, it’s grown to become a theory of everything, capable of explaining the nature of every particle, ...

Does string theory—the controversial “theory of everything” from physics—tell us anything about consciousness and the human ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. String theory is a purported theory of everything that physicists hope will one day explain … ...

Paul M. Sutter is an astrophysicist at SUNY Stony Brook and the Flatiron Institute, host of Ask a Spaceman and Space Radio, and author of "Your Place in the Universe." Sutter contributed this article ...