Hey All,
So when you generally think of “scholarly academic research,” the first image that comes to mind is probably a decrepit wiry haired old man mumbling slowly in a foreign language (that turns out to be English). Or maybe you think about theses that are 800 pages of writing, so long that they need to be published in leather bound books. My dad had one of those, and when I was five, I was convinced I would never want a PhD because I’d have to write my own book.
There’s a new push in universities to make research easier to understand for the general public. Because no one wants to know that their five years of blood, sweat, and tears was only read by one person (who was very sleepy the entire time). Here’s an example of how it is being done!
It was a hugely successful and lively afternoon of ‘pitches’ from of the brightest minds of a generation.
The Rules:
You have to condense years of research into:
- Three minutes max
- one slide
- no transitions
- no costumes or props
The competition is all about showing people that while science is important, communication, telling the story of your work, is equally important.
Here’s one of the winners, Alex Jordan, from the University of New South Wales
Australia & New Zealand 3MT People\’s choice — Alex Jordan (The University of New South Wales)
