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Can You Dance your Research?
Dance or a Scientific Theory?
I recently came across this very interesting contest organized by Gonzo labs, and I sincerely regret not having participated in it. But well, I have a year more to do my best.
I found the idea of the contest and the performance of the contestants extremely creative. The idea was scientific researchers in any discipline, were supposed to choreography based on their research and perform it. They all were supposed to upload their videos on youtube and wait for results. The results are very interesting and extremely creative. In one of my earlier posts I had talked about the idea of “Expressive Creativity”, as explained by Dr. Pradip Khandwalla in his books. Expressing complicated scientific research through choreography and dance, indeed is a great example of “Expressive Creativity”. In his book, “Lifelong Creativity”, Dr. Khandwalla cites, work done by Francis Hare, where he posits that “…aesthetic behaviour is triggered by perceived complexity.” (P. 105)
Obviously, nothing can be more complex than a research project on role of Vitamin D in beta-cell function. However, Sue Lynn Lau, was creative enough to translate this complex research project into a nice choreography. He in fact, is the winner of the AAAS Dance contest. More vidoes you can watch here.
References:
Khandwalla, Pradip N., 2003, Lifelong Creativity: An Unending Quest, McGraw-Hill Publishing India.
Hare, Francis. G., 1973, “Experimental Aesthetics : The Expressive and Responsive Artist”, Educational Trends, Vol.8 (1-4), 1973, pp. 49-59.
Sir Ken Robinson On Creativity and Education
On TED, I came across this interesting talk by Sir Ken Robinson, an international Creativity expert. Here he argues that how our education system kills creativity. Everyone of us is borne creative but we are educated out of it. In his lucid and light manner, he puts across the point quite nicely. Here, I embed it for all of you.
Pun Through Image
Wikipedia entry on Pun, defines Pun as, “A pun (or paronomasia) is a phrase that deliberately exploits confusion between similar-sounding words for humorous or rhetorical effect.”
Won’t the Image on left above, be also called a Pun? The only exception here is that instead of exploiting confusion between similar-sounding words, it exploits the confusion between similar-looking images.
I came across this graffiti on a wall on Maistrova Ulica, in Ljulbjana, Capital of Slovenia. A very intelligent summation of the emotions of people in a country that is still new and overawed with an open economy, after long and hard years of communist ruling. And what would be a better symbol of Capitalism than Coca cola?
Compare it with the original “Enjoy Coca cola” symbol pasted along with it!
