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Author Archives: Inga Külmoja
Deceleration
July is the month of deceleration: everyone is on vacation, many businesses close down, and newspapers have a hard time inventing news. Life becomes slower and… happier. How to extend July? Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, General, Tartu
Tagged consumer society, consumerism, curation, deceleration, July, less is more, minimalism, recycling, slow fashion, slow food, summer, upcycling, vacation
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Researching the Magic: Witches, Healers, and New Age
Find out why people still use traditional healing methods in spite of advanced high-tech medicine, and how these have transformed from the early modern period to the present time. Continue reading
Posted in Humanities, Research
Tagged church, early modern period, esoterica, folkloristics, healers, healing, holistic, magic, medicine, New Age, religion, witchcraft, witches, yoga
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Personalised Medicine: What’s in It for You?
Angelina Jolie’s decision to undergo a preventive double mastectomy was based on genetic testing, which is the basis of personalised medicine. Learn more about personalised medicine and how you can benefit from it. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Medical sciences, Research
Tagged diabetes, Estonia, Estonian genome chip, genetic risks, genetics, genome chip, health inventory, health risks, personalised medicine, prevention
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7 Steps to Happiness with Interactive Museum Hopping
To gain back museum visitors, lost to Facebook and other digital environments, the University of Tartu Museums have developed an interactive package that provides authentic life-changing experiences and guides one closer to happiness. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Events, General, Tartu
Tagged April, April Fools' Day, extreme, interactive package, museum, museum hopping, museum innovation, not impressed
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How To Become a Master in the Startup Decathlon
Yrjo Ojasaar, an internationally successful entrepreneur, consultant, and teacher, speaks about the upcoming disruption in global education, constituents of good entrepreneurial education, and startups.
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Posted in Career, Estonia, Studies
Tagged DDVE, entrepreneurship, Master''s, startup, technology, virtual environments
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Weather Forecast for Christmas and Winter
Marko Kaasik, senior researcher at the Laboratory of Physics of Atmosphere at the UT Institute of Physics, predicts white Christmas and relatively warm January and February in Estonia. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, General, Natural and exact sciences, Research, Tartu
Tagged Christmas, forecast, meteorology, physics, weather, weather forecast, winter
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