The Ph.D. dance

By Kent on October 10, 2008 10:06 AM | 0 Comments | 2 TrackBacks | View blog reactions


In February, John Bohannon ("The Gonzo Scientist") reported on the results of the first Dance Your Ph.D. contest. The video above is from Ruth Gruetzbauch. She is dancing "The eventful life of galaxies in low density environments". You can see more of the winning dances in the dance gallery at Science.1

If you're a Ph.D. student (or a post-doc or even a professor) and this inspires you, here's your chance. Gonzo Scientist is sponsoring another competition. Entries are due by 11:00pm EST, 16 November 2008.2
1Unfortunately, found only a few of the the videos on YouTube.
2And if you're wondering, No, you won't find me dancing my Ph.D. You really, really, really do not want to see that.

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Mr. Darwin from Uncommon Ground on March 2, 2009 5:05 PM

Last fall we had the "Dance your Ph.D." contest. Now we have the "Darwin Birthday Science Song" contest, and the winners were announced yesterday on John Tierney's blog.Below you'll find a YouTube video of one of the two winners, "Mr.... Read More

Dance your Ph.D. from Uncommon Ground on April 17, 2009 12:05 PM

Remember the Ph.D. dance? Last fall, Gonzo Scientist challenged scientists to make YouTube videos interpreting their Ph.D. work through dance. Four winners provided a single peer-reviewed article on which they were a co-author (or on which their major ... Read More

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