What is the best way to lace your shoes? This seemingly simple question, rooted in everyday life, can provoke passionate argument–and prompt a mathematical response. Three common lacing styles. Here ...

Chances are, when you take a fresh pair of running shoes out of the box, you don't give the laces much thought besides maybe admiring their bright, perfectly un-dirtied hue. And hey, that's ...

Unlike most everyone else in the world, Burkard Polster gave this question a lot of thought, often at night. "Instead of counting sheep, I might count lacings," said Polster, a mathematician at Monash ...

The knotty problem of choosing the optimum way of lacing up shoes has been solved by a new mathematical proof. There are many millions of different possibilities but ...

The last time you gave any thought to the way you tie your shoes was probably when you were getting ready to start kindergarten. While that default crisscross method is second nature by now, it may ...

What is the best way to lace your shoes? This seemingly simple question, rooted in everyday life, can provoke passionate argument–and prompt a mathematical response. Three common lacing styles. Here ...