String Theory Is Still Worth Studying

String theory is having another bad week on the internet with feuds roiling on the social media platform X. François Chollet ...

Can black holes hide more than scientists can see? Indian physicist, Ashoke Sen’s research explained

Ashoke Sen’s research uses string theory to investigate black-hole entropy and the microscopic states behind it. Here is the ...

String theory pioneer Ashoke Sen wins Oskar Klein Medal

Ashoke Sen wins 2026 Oskar Klein Medal, first Indian laureate, for groundbreaking string theory and quantum gravity contributions.
ScienceBlog

String Theory's "Swampland" Problem May Have a Solution

String theory has long promised to unify all fundamental forces of nature, but for decades physicists have struggled with a devastating problem: most versions of the theory describe impossible ...
Wired

Does String Theory Actually Describe the World? AI May Be Able to Tell

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. String theory captured the hearts and minds of many physicists decades ago because of a beautiful simplicity. Zoom in far enough on a ...
RealClearScience

Scientists Are Trying New Ways to Verify String Theory

In 1980, Stephen Hawking gave his first lecture as Lucasian Professor at the University of Cambridge. The lecture was called “Is the end in sight for theoretical physics?” Hawking, who later became my ...

First Indian Wins Oskar Klein Medal: Ashoke Sen honoured for string theory; joins Hawking, Higgs, Thorne

Ashoke Sen, a distinguished physicist from ICTS, is honored with the prestigious 2026 Oskar Klein Medal, celebrating his ...