Requiem for a string: Charting the rise and fall of a
theory of everything
"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, every force, every fundamental constant,
and the existence of the Universe itself. But despite decades of work, it has failed
to deliver on its promise.
What went wrong, and where do we go from here?"
See:
https://arstechnica.com/science/2023...of-everything/