The Joy of Why

Untangling Why Knots Are Important

Apr 6, 2022

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What Is Mathematical Not Theory?

02:45

How Do Knots Work?

02:03

Synthetic Chemistry

01:28

Introduction

4min

How Do Knots Work?

2min

Synthetic Chemistry

1min

What Is Mathematical Not Theory?

3min

What Are the Connections Within Mathematical Theory?

2min

The Hyperbolic Volume of Knots

1min

The Perco Pair

2min

Is Not Theory Related to Tapology?

4min

How to Create a Knotted Sphere in Four Dimensions

4min

10.

Knot Sliceness

2min

11.

The Conway Knot, a 50 Year Old Problem

3min

12.

The True Secrets of Mathematicians - Shelley Harvey

3min

13.

Conway's Knot - Isn't Slice?

2min

14.

What Is the Threed Trace of a Knot?

2min

15.

How to Draw a Knot in Four Dimensional Space

2min

16.

Zero Dimensional Knots in One Dimensional Space

2min

17.

Is the Conway Knot Slice?

2min

18.

The Joy of Y Podcast

2min

Everyone knows what a knot is. But they have special significance in math and science because their properties can help unlock hidden secrets like the biochemistry of DNA or the geometry of three-dimensional spaces. In this episode, Steven Strogatz explores the mysteries of knots with the mathematicians Colin Adams and Lisa Piccirillo.