String theory is an attempt at a deeper description of nature by thinking of an elementary particle not as a little point but as a little loop of vibrating string.

Im actually, for the most part, a complete agnostic politically.

Even before string theory, especially as physics developed in the 20th century, it turned out that the equations that really work in describing nature with the most generality and the greatest simplicity are very elegant and subtle.

In Einstein's general relativity the structure of space can change but not its topology. Topology is the property of something that doesn't change when you bend it or stretch it as long as you don't break anything.

M stands for Magic, Mystery, or Matrixaccording to taste

There is a difference between knowing what is true and knowing why it is true

One of the basic things about a string is that it can vibrate in many different shapes or forms, which gives music its beauty.