For those who have seen these critiques of string theory (and other issues in modern physics) and are wondering why so many physicists have bought into string t

For those who have seen these critiques of string theory (and other issues in modern physics) and are wondering why so many physicists have bought into string theory, Sean Carroll recently presented a pretty full throated defense of the physics "orthodoxy": https://youtu.be/MTM-8memDHs https://youtu.be/MTM-8memDHs I found it a really useful overview of what led people to the current state of physics.