A couple months ago I published an article on Men’s Journal about the three knots I use most for bass fishing. Among them, was the Double Uni knot which I use to tie two lines together—like a leader ...

The researchers showed participants four knots that are physically similar but have a hierarchy of strength. People were asked to look at the knots, two at a time, and point to the strongest one. The ...

We tie our shoes, we put on neckties, we wrestle with power cords. Yet despite deep familiarity with knots, most people ...