Untangling Why Knots Are Important

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Untangling Why Knots Are Important

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Steven Strogatz explores the mysteries of knots with the mathematicians Colin Adams and Lisa Piccirillo. The post Untangling Why Knots Are Important first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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Apr 6, 2022

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The mathematician and author Steven Strogatz interviews leading researchers about the great scientific and mathematical questions of our time.

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