Name: Dance vs. powerpoint, a modest proposal
Uploaded: 2011-11-30T15:49:05Z
Duration: 11 min
Description: Instead of a boring slide deck at your next presentation, how about bringing in a troupe of dancers? That's science writer John Bohannon's "modest proposal" in this spellbinding choreographed talk. He makes his case by example, in collaboration with dancers from Black Label Movement.

Instead of a boring slide deck at your next presentation, how about bringing in a troupe of dancers? That's science writer John Bohannon's "modest proposal" in this spellbinding choreographed talk. He makes his case by example, in collaboration with dancers from Black Label Movement.

John Bohannon: Dance vs. powerpoint, a modest proposal

Dance vs. powerpoint, a modest proposal

Exploring the curious intersection of dance and science, an idea emerges: using dance to elucidate complex scientific concepts.

At the University of Minnesota, biomedical engineers collaborate with dancers, finding innovative ways to visualize cellular motion.

Transforming complex scientific concepts into dance not only elucidates but captivates, as demonstrated by 'Dance Your Ph.D.'