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Why you can’t tie knots in four dimensions

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Why you can’t tie knots in four dimensions

John M Lund Photography Inc / Getty Images Zsuzsanna Dancso, University of Sydney We all know we live…

byZsuzsanna Dancso

March 4, 2026