Scientists Get Their Groove On On YouTube 77
merg717 writes "Six weeks ago, the Gonzo Scientist challenged researchers around the world to interpret their Ph.D. research in dance form, film the dance, and share it with the world on YouTube (Science, 10 October, p. 186). By the 11 p.m. deadline this past Sunday, 36 dances — including solo ballet and circus spectacle — had been submitted online." The vitamin D dance is particularly strange.
Prior Art! (Score:3, Informative)
This reminds me of the old Protein Synthesis Dance [youtube.com].
"All mimsy was mRNA, and Protein chain outgrabe..."
Re:Break down the stereotypes! (Score:1, Informative)
Miles Davis certainly knew his music theory.
From thousands and thousands of hours of scales, arpeggios, classical theory study etc.
I would compare him to Picasso. Many people look at Picasso's later work and forget his earlier studies. He was a master draftsman, and capable of almost photo-realistic painting.
With Miles Davis, people listen to the end result, where he is breaking the rules and playing with the conventions, and forget that he could play a totally straight be-bop sticking to the modes. Or indeed most any other style.