In order to tie your shoes, there's a simple knot that almost all of us learn how to make when we're small children: a "criss-cross and tuck" part, followed by a "loop-and-pull" part. That simple knot ...

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When I lived in Boston, there was one memorable 5K where I remember needing to stop because my shoe became untied. Worse—the temperature was below freezing and my ungloved fingers were uncooperative ...