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A slight change to my planned Viva

December 12, 2008 in Good Science, Video | Leave a comment

After watching this brilliant video:

I’ve decided that my PhD Viva should now be conveyed through the medium of interpretive dance. Right now I just need a choreographer who’s willing to take on double-weak direct realism and the emergence of language.

A few other “Dance your PhDs” can be found here.

simon’s tweets

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