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Category Archives: Research
To Drink, or Not To Drink?
Why do people drink when the results can often be catastrophic? Aimar Ventsel shows that similarly to over-indulging in booze, abstaining can lead to uncomfortable situations, too. Continue reading
Posted in Events, Humanities, Research, Social sciences, Tartu
Tagged alcohol, alcohol consumption, conference, drinking, drinking alcohol, North, ritual, Siberia, tradition
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Silent and Slow Estonians, Emotional and Fast Russians
What happens when an Estonian and a Russian meet? See the outcomes of a new study about ethnic stereotypes and communication patterns. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Research, Social sciences
Tagged communication stereotypes, Estonia, Estonians, ethnic stereotypes, ideal communicator, neighboring nation, Russia, Russians
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Environment on Your Lunch Plate
Find out how your daily food choices influence environmental well-being on Earth and how you can do better to support the environment. Continue reading
Posted in Natural and exact sciences, Research
Tagged eating, environment, environmental impact, food, food production, nutrition, plate model, pollution
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Latvian Students Find Their Way to Tartu
Read why so many Latvians find their way to Tartu, what their role in the Estonian student satellite project is, and what they think about life, studies, and work in Tartu. Continue reading
Posted in Career, Estonia, Natural and exact sciences, Research, Student life, Studies, Tartu
Tagged business, enrepreneurship, Estcube, ESTCube-1, Latvian, Latvians, Master''s, PhD, space, student project, student satellite
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(Dis)honesty in Management: How Beneficial Is It?
Is being honest or dishonest in management beneficial? See how it depends on cultural and situational context, and how dishonesty can be contagious. Continue reading
Posted in Research, Social sciences
Tagged business, business partnership, business relations, dishonesty, honesty, management
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Did Chernobyl Ruin Men’s Health?
Kaja Rahu’s research reveals that Chernobyl veterans’ health is affected less by radiation effects and more by the men’s uncertainty about the amount of radiation and danger to which they were exposed. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Research, Social sciences
Tagged Chernobyl, health risks, men's health, mental health, nuclear accident, radiation, radioactive, risk of cancer, Ukraine
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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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