The DanceYourPhD competition challenges scientists around the world to explain their research through the most jargon-free medium available: interpretive dance. From frolicking yeast cells to photons on pointe, here are this year's winners:
The recipe for a great scientific dance video is a lot like that for a delicious loaf of bread. It takes a lot of planning, some pulling and stretching, and a heaping of yeast. That was the formula for Povilas Šimonis, at least. The Lithuanian scientist’s colorful and clever interpretation of the electric stimulation of yeast—replete with people representing prancing cells and mouthwatering baked goods—is the winner of this year’sŠimonis’s Ph.D.
The contest is divided into four categories—biology, chemistry, physics, and social sciences—and is judged by a panel of esteemed dancers, scientists, and artists. Each category winner receives a prize of $750, and the overall winner receives an additional $2000. The four winners didn’t just use movement creatively or explain their research clearly, but intertwined the two, the judges say. “The science enhances the dance, and the dance enhances the science,” explains judge Emily Kent, also of Pilobolus. And of course, each winner was a blast to watch, the judges say.
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