For the past decade, Merritt Moore has been living a double life as both a professional ballerina and a quantum physicist. While dancing with Zurich Ballet and Boston Ballet, she received her undergrad degree from Harvard in physics, and she’s currently pursuing a PhD in quantum physics at Oxford while performing with English National Ballet […]
Popular 2012 submission by Rianne t’Hoen If “to dance is to live; to live is to dance,” then who better to explore movement than scientists, those inquisitors of life? This year marks the 5th annual international “Dance Your PhD” contest, sponsored by Science magazine. Those eligible are PhD candidates whose studies fit, if only loosely, […]
Think humans are the only ones who like to get down? Think again. While many animal mating rituals have long been compared to dancing, science never suggested that they enjoy moving to music the same way humans do. Until now, that is. Recent research—and a slew of dancing animal videos—suggests 15 species can really dance. […]