Food chemist takes top prize of annual Dance your PhD contest
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Julia Robinson2025-05-08T13:30:00
Interpretive dance explains thesis on why chillis burn and menthol cools
A food chemist from the University of Helsinki has won the 17th Dance your PhD contest with choreography that explores the unique sensations experienced when eating certain foods, such as fiery capsaicin found in chillis and tingly cool of menthol in mint.