{"id":4406,"date":"2025-05-01T15:03:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T15:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/femmes-mag.net\/?p=4406"},"modified":"2025-05-01T15:03:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T15:03:37","slug":"helsinki-chilli-scientist-too-hot-for-dance-your-phd-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/femmes-mag.net\/en\/helsinki-chilli-scientist-too-hot-for-dance-your-phd-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Helsinki chilli scientist too hot for Dance Your PhD competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

A\u00a0University of Helsinki\u00a0researcher has triumphed in\u00a0Science<\/em>\u2019s annual Dance Your PhD competition for a Eurodance pop video explaining how individuals perceive the hotness of chilli sauce differently.<\/p>\n

Set to an original high-tempo dance track reminiscent of 1990s dance music acts 2 Unlimited and Aqua, food scientist Sulo Roukka\u2019s entry saw him rap about his research on human tastebuds while sequinned lab mates danced around under flashing lights.<\/p>\n

The Eurovision-style floorfiller was inspired by Roukka\u2019s PhD thesis, titled \u201cInsights into oral chemesthetic perception\u201d, which explored how different chemical compounds activate humans\u2019 tastebuds, which, according to its pop video, had relevance for dance given how \u201csensory experience and rhythm in dance\u201d are also known to be linked.<\/p>\n

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Roukka, who earned his PhD in January, said the dance video was a huge team effort involving music direction, choreography, dancers, editing and costume design which reflected the importance of different contributions within scientific research.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not just about science \u2013 it\u2019s also about people,\u201d said Roukka, who hopes his work can help design better food products, such as non-alcoholic drinks or plant-based foods, to meet individual needs.<\/p>\n

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