Monthly Archives: March 2011

What Is Dark Diversity?

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Villu Päärt

The absent species in nature are as important as the existing ones, says the newly published theory from the University of Tartu ecologists. Researchers call species in the region that are absent but can potentially inhabit those particular ecological conditions ‘dark diversity’. Continue reading →

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Concert: Ka Moosiga & Too Hot For Teacher

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Inga Külmoja

Last Friday, teachers and students were rocking the audience at the Athena Centre in Tartu. A hardrock band THFT (Too Hot For Teacher) got the show going while Ka Moosiga, comprised of our uni’s international students, a postdoc researcher and … Continue reading →

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Your Personality Is an Open Book

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Villu Päärt

General belief has long held that part of our personality always remains hidden from outside observers. However, a team of University of Tartu psychologists recently conducted a survey of the Estonian Genome Project’s gene donors which seriously challenges this assumption. The study indicates that it is impossible to hide anything from a relative or a close friend. Continue reading →

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The Lost Switch (2/3)

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Edvin Aedma

This is the second part in the series presenting a selection of Edvin Aedma’s short stories and art from his recent book “The Lost Switch” (2010). Continue reading →

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