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Dance vs. PowerPoint, a modest proposal - John Bohannon and Black Label Movement

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Use dancers instead of PowerPoint. That's science writer John Bohannon's "modest proposal." In this spellbinding choreographed talk he makes his case by example, aided by dancers from Black Label Movement.

Consider the following statement: "Bad PowerPoint presentations are a serious threat to the global economy." What do you think Bohannon really meant by this?

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