If good science simplifies WTF is string theory?

string theory is an attempt to bridge the gap between particle theory and wave theory. At the fundamental all matter/energy is either a particle or a wave, and these theories basically contradict each other, in some cases the behaviour of, say, a photon appears to be a particle but at other times they have all the properties of a wave. Most physicists subscribe to the concept of duality, which they know is total nonsense but it allows them to ignore the fact that they don't know whether it is a wave or a particle, whilst still making valid observations. String theory attempts to explain that something could have the properties of a particle when seen end on but the properties of a wave when seen side on (like a piece of string).

It's vjust another way to define what matter is at the most fundamental level. Matter is energy but how? All of those little particles have something in common at some point.

I’m not interested enough to google.

String cheese 😕