Monthly Archives: September 2011

Strong Magnetic Field Hampers Lying

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Villu Päärt

The study found that if people have the choice to either lie or not while their brain is being affected by a strong magnetic field, they tend to speak the truth. Continue reading →

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The Historical Jesus: The Problem of Science in the Context of Religion

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Ain Riistan

Ain Riistan, a researcher of religious studies at UT and an associate professor at Tartu Theological Seminary, discusses his PhD thesis entitled “The Historical Jesus: the Problem of Science in the Context of Religion”. Continue reading →

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A Year in Tartu

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Francesco Orsi

Francesco Orsi is a postdoctoral researcher at the UT Department of Philosophy. Today, on his birthday, Francesco shares his thoughts on the first year spent in Tartu. Continue reading →

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Podcast: Semiotics – Lingering or Thriving?

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Inga Külmoja

Listen to what Boris Uspenski, a member of Tartu-Moscow Semiotic School, Eero Tarasti, the President of the International Association for Semiotic Studies, Winfried Nöth, Professor of Linguistics and Semiotics at the University of Kassel, and Marcel Danesi, Editor-in-Chief of Semiotica, a major academic journal covering semiotics, think about the past, the present and the future of semiotics. Continue reading →

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