Author Archives: Villu Päärt

140 Years Ago Wolves Still Ate People in Estonia

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Villu Päärt

On a cold day, a tipsy drum player happened to come home in the dark in Tartu County. While on the road, he was attacked by a pack of wolves. Only some rags and bare bones were left of the … Continue reading →

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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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Who Dares Say Marine Life in the Baltic Sea is Grey?

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Villu Päärt

The hidden colours of the Baltic underwater seascapes are revealed in the following selection of images captured by Carlos Minguell, the photographer of Oceana, in spring 2011. Continue reading →

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Estonia Considered A Loose Country

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Villu Päärt

Estonia, together with the Ukraine, Hungary and Israel are cultures that may be considered quite loose in terms of socially accepted behaviours and tolerance, shows a study in the Science magazine comparing 33 nations. Continue reading →

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How Safe Is a Time Stamp?

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Villu Päärt

Margus Niitsoo’s doctoral dissertation focused on the safety of a time-stamping solution developed by the Estonian IT company GuardTime. “I found a better way to measure the safety of time-stamping, so it can be performed faster. In a way, it’s as effective as it can be – there’s no pushing further.” Continue reading →

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How The Weather Affects Our Emotions?

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Villu Päärt

Many believe that the sun makes us happy and rain brings sorrow. Doctoral candidate in psychology Liisi Kööts and her supervisors Jüri Allik and Anu Realo compared weather data with individuals’ self-evaluated emotions. Continue reading →

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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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