Science Art: Representations of the Braid Groups by Nancy Scherich, overall winner, Dance Your Ph.D. 2017.

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“A representation is faithful if it has only one braid in its kernel.”

So, this is doctorate-level mathematics rendered as interpretative dance, and that is not a joke.

It’s really kind of beautiful. There’s even a plot, and a plot twist.

The other 2017 Dance Your Ph.D. winners this year are pretty great, too.

I only recently found out about this annual Science magazine contest, now in its 10th year, from my better half.

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