Dance Your Phd....

I dont think this has had any visibility on ATS previously.

The idea is, litterally, interpret your Phd thesis through the medium of dance.

It's a real competition run by Science magazine for the last 15 years, with a $ prize even. From the YouTubes I've seen the entries get more sophisticated with every passing year.

I've included a link to the 2019 winner that danced "Social experiences in larval zebrafish and their brains".

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I dont know about that...

a reply to: Doxanoxa

a reply to: Doxanoxa

Completely idiotic

a reply to: M5xaz
Why??

a reply to: Doxanoxa




I thought it was a good performance, presented well, fantastic chorography, however I'm not sure it was PhD worthy.

But that's up to the panel of examiners to decide.

Perhaps I'm jealous, I worked on my dissertation for 2 years plus an additional year for the MA.

Basically your PHD in one TikTok video

Please leave crappy cringe videos out of science.
People with a Phd worked their asses of to get them. A video a 10 year old could have easily cooked up just doesn`t cut it - not even close.

a reply to: Doxanoxa

Not really my type of stuff but pretty amazing people put the time and effort into their PHD then choreograph their research for the joy of an art form
Seems not all sciencie types are gamer nerds

a reply to: olaru12

I think the gig is they get a Phd first, then they make up a dance to it.

The dance doesn't count to the Phd.

All the same, like infographics make statistics acceessible I think this dance makes all the detailed hard work that goes into any thesis accessible.

Surely is a bizzar thing to see today, but in ten years time I bet a dance, or something akin to a dance, will be common place, if not expected.

a reply to: Doxanoxa

The fact you have to explain that detail to some is quite scary in the big picture
Mind, don’t some artists get honorary doctorships 😬

a reply to: Raggedyman

What`s artistic about doing a crappy powerpoint show style youtube video?
Come on man, up your standards.
If you present this to me as a middle school project - ok then mediocre, but anything to do with real science?

originally posted by: Sanitarium79
Please leave crappy cringe videos out of science.
People with a Phd worked their asses of to get them. A video a 10 year old could have easily cooked up just doesn`t cut it - not even close.

I think you're missing the point. It started as a "dance off" between PHD students to explain their dissertations. Mostly for fun, but with a cash prize as well.

Here's the first official winner*.

From that to the video in the OP indicates the growth, and probably prestige, that this event has gone through.

*volume warning

a reply to: Dapaga

I`m sorry this video is not available in my home because of copyright issues.

That might explain why all the professionals started dancing everywhere when the pandemic began.

Were they trying to tell us something??? lol

If you look at the dance one about development of fish with social isolation it makes you think about all the kids isolated for two years of their life.

originally posted by: Crackalackin
a reply to: M5xaz
Why??

Could only ever be done for fluff, basket weaving PhD, never for real STEM

originally posted by: Sanitarium79

originally posted by: Raggedyman

Also, don`t take me too serious - I`m just having fun here.

No fear taking you serious there SAN, didn’t take the PhD song and dance things very seriously either
Didn’t bother me

a reply to: Doxanoxa

im sure there is a tv show or film where people in the future dance to do this
i cant remember its name but I watched like one episode and didnt find it that entertaining