John Bohannon: Dance vs. powerpoint, a modest proposal

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Use dancers instead of powerpoint. That's science writer John Bohannon's "modest proposal." In this spellbinding choreographed talk from TEDxBrussels he makes his case by example, aided by dancers from Black Label Movement.

John Bohannon is a scientist and writer who runs the annual "Dance Your Ph.D." contest. Black Label Movement is an explosively physical Minneapolis dance company. And Jelloslave is a pair of amazing cellists. Full bio »