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Category Archives: Research
How to reduce the workload of healthcare workers using robots
University of Tartu roboticists are working on hospital robots that will minimise the contact between staff and patients and thereby lower the risk of infection during virus outbreaks. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Natural and exact sciences, Research
Tagged healthcare, hospitals, patients, robotics, robots
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3 myths about conspiracy theories
University of Tartu semioticians Mari-Liis Madisson and Andreas Ventsel highlight three myths related to conspiracy theories. Continue reading
Posted in Humanities, Research
Tagged conspiracy, conspiracy theory, fake news, flat-earthers, Illuminati, myths, Orban, Plandemic, poisoning, Soros, tobacco industry
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How to design effective drugs against neurodegeneration
Fresh PhD Larisa Ivanova writes about designing effective drugs against neurodegeneration, including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Continue reading
What Belarusian people joke about
Anastasiya Fiadotava writes about the jokes that Belarusian people make about their families and politics. Continue reading
Posted in Career, Humanities, Research
Tagged Belarus, Belarusian, family humour, humour, jokes, Lukashenko, PhD, PhD thesis, political jokes
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How healthy the Baltic Sea and its fish are
Ecotoxicologist Randel Kreitsberg writes about the health of the Baltic Sea and its fish (that by the way, also get cancer). Continue reading
Posted in Natural and exact sciences, Research
Tagged Baltic Sea, cancer, DDT, fish, health, pollution, toxicology, toxins
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My gold rush in science
Brain researcher Jaan Aru describes his scientific gold rush. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Medical sciences, Research, Social sciences
Tagged AI, brain research, consciousness, gold, mining, neuroscience, science, scientist
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How important is “web spinning” in science
Animal ecologist Tuul Sepp shares her experience on the importance of networking in science. Continue reading
Posted in Natural and exact sciences, Research
Tagged alcohol, career, communication, networking, research
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