Graduate Student Solves Decades-Old Conway Knot Problem

The solution was found by Lisa Piccirillo when she was a graduate student at the University of Texas.  The proof appeared in the Annals of Mathematics  in February.  Piccirillo is now a post-doctoral fellow at Brandeis University and her discovery earned her a tenure track position at MIT, beginning on July 1.

Short answer, the Conway Knot is not Slice.  See everipedia for a description of a slice knot.

Here is a video from the article that describes the "Conway Knot".

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