Merritt Moore: the physicist and ballet dancer mixing science and art using robots and dance

Photo caption: Shall we dance Merritt Moore’s work with robotics will, she hopes, provide a creative tool for human expression and further robotics research. Photo courtesy of Skjalg Vold. Article by Laura Hiscott. Physics World – April 11, 2023.

Merritt Moore has forged a unique career path as both a quantum physicist and professional ballet dancer. She talks to Laura Hiscott about the parallels between science and art, dancing with robots, and the importance of play in research

Do you consider yourself a scientist or an artist? From early on in our lives, we’re taught to distinguish between these two fields – and the people who pursue them. But what if we are all actually a bit of both? What if science and art have more in common than we realize […]

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