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Every year, students around the world submit videos to a "Dance Your PhD" contest. The goal is to "explain your research through interpretive dance."

This year's fabulous winner, Weliton Menário Costa, explores kangaroo behavior & promotes diversity. It is, by far, the best I've ever seen.

Go watch! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoSYO3fApEc #science #dance #art #animals

in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum

i'm pretty sure i remember when they started this contest and i thought it was pretty cool

i'm so impressed to see how far this year's winner has gone! what a great effin video

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in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum

I got some "Priscilla - Queen of the desert"- vibes which is only natural for Australia 😁
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum

this is so cool and beautiful and I so wish I was doing a PhD again now !!
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum

Wonderful! I love the runner-up, 'The Scholar's Dream', on browntail moths, to the music of Saint-Saëns' Danse Macabre: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFwRMZKODbc

Overview & other category winners here: https://www.science.org/content/article/kangaroo-research-wins-dance-phd-contest

#DanceYourPhD #moth #kangaroo #epigenetics #circadian #dance #zoology #science #SciComm #SocialScience #biology #chemistry #physics

in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum

This is great. I'd no idea PhD's could be so much fun. If only I'd studied harder!
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum

This reminds me of #AdamShowman (may he rest in the stars) and his goofy parody:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkeyUFaZ3t8

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