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54 - String Theory Part 1: What Is It?
Why This Universe?
Why String Theory Isn't Making AnySense
In ordinary quantum mechanics, the fundamental objects that occupy our universe are point-like particles. This led to problems when we tried to construct a viable theory of quantum gravity. In String Theory, what you thought was a zero-dimensional point is actually a one-dimensional object called a string.
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