Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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“Knot So Simple” with MOST Fellow Lizzie Buchanan
Sunday January 26, 2025

Knots are for more than tying your shoelaces. Some mathematicians think about knots all day long. Explore the math of knots, discover how doodling and coloring can give us surprisingly simple answers to big questions, and learn how even some simple-sounding problems continue to keep mathematicians stumped! MOST provides opportunities for students to explore engaging math with dynamic, early-career female mathematicians! To learn more about MOST, visit momath.org/most.

This program is funded by Simons Foundation International and administered by the Simons Foundation’s Science, Society & Culture division.