• Mashup Score: 15

    Twirling and flying hand fans, catchy Lord of the Rings references, and 20 blue papier-mâché balloons. University of Oregon chemist Checkers Marshall put together that strange combination to create this year’s overall winning video in Science’s long-running Dance Your Ph.D. contest. The use of fans, which represented electrons, was nonnegotiable for Marshall: “I can’t dance unless there’s…

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    • The #DanceYourPhD competition challenges scientists around the world to explain their research through the most jargon-free medium available: interpretive dance. 🏅 Here are this year's winners: https://t.co/uojsXS5hkz https://t.co/qtPHzngGNP

  • Mashup Score: 4

    Twirling and flying hand fans, catchy Lord of the Rings references, and 20 blue papier-mâché balloons. University of Oregon chemist Checkers Marshall put together that strange combination to create this year’s overall winning video in Science’s long-running Dance Your Ph.D. contest. The use of fans, which represented electrons, was nonnegotiable for Marshall: “I can’t dance unless there’s…

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    • The #DanceYourPhD competition challenges scientists around the world to explain their research through the most jargon-free medium available: interpretive dance. 🏅 Here are this year's winners: https://t.co/pGZNvjeoNL https://t.co/QgHbRloSyv