It all started as a live event in Vienna in 2008. Scientists from across Europe gathered to watch each other explain their Ph.D. theses with interpretive dance. It was supposed to be a bizarre one-off. But then the e-mails started rolling in from scientists around the world. "When is the next dance contest?" The idea seemed to have hit a nerve.
So in 2009, Science officially launched the Dance Your Ph.D. Contest. That year, four finalists collaborated with professional choreographers to conduct a scientific dance experiment. For the 2010 contest, the finalists received their awards on stage at the Imagine Science Film festival in New York City.
For this year’s contest, the winner will go to Belgium as a guest of honor at TEDxBrussels. See below for past winners.
Selection of a DNA aptamer for homocysteine using systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment
Our lab focuses on aptamer research. Aptamers are small strands of DNA that identify and bind to specific target molecules. They can be used in a variety of applications, including...
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Directed transport without net bias in physics and biology
Molecular motors are naturally occurring machines that walk, literally walk, around inside cells, moving things to where they need to go. There are many, many of them working away inside...
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How Does your brain analyze incoming visual information?
We tend to believe what we see with our eyes is real and accurate. What we often do not realize is that our eyes register only a reflection of the...
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The Negotiation Of Contributions in Public Wikis
This dance expresses the textuality and forms of dialogue which are typical of public wikis. It uses "participatory processes" to reflect in the dance, the dimension of participation underlying...
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