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2023-05-03 Math Encounters: "Knot Too Shabby: How to Turn Your Knots from Blah to Fabulous" featuring Allison Henrich

Are you tired of tying boring old shoelace knots? Frustrated with messy knots in your spaghetti that are impossible to undo? Wish you could make friends and influence people with your amazing knot-tying ability? Join Allison Henrich, Professor of Mathematics at Seattle University, and learn to harness the power of mathematics and the fourth dimension to unlock the secrets of knots. Discover how to make tangled messes magically disappear, learn how to make knots appear out of thin air, and impress your friends and family with fancy new phrases at this "knot-to-be-missed" evening of mathematical exploration! Math Encounters is MoMath's popular free public presentation series celebrating the spectacular world of mathematics, produced with support from the Simons Foundation.

Special introduction by mathematician Chaim Goodman-Strauss.

Math Encounters is a public presentation series celebrating the spectacular world of mathematics, presented by the Simons Foundation and the National Museum of Mathematics.

For further information, call the National Museum of Mathematics at
212-542-0566 or e-mail mathencounters@momath.org.