Whether it leads to anything practical or not, I love the math associated with it! Even the math behind string theory has “practical” applications like in material science.
hi! i can clain no expertise in the mathematics of string theory, but often new discoveries (even if out in space) do lead to practical new things or learning back down here on Rock Three, yes.
also, since string or M-theory postulates 11 dimensions (in what I think is the most widely-accepted formulation, anyway), perhaps we will learn a way to send Obama and Hillary and Kerry into at least dimension 10
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