Category Archives: Research

Digital Plant Wizards for Everyone

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Andres Saag

The EU project KeyToNature aimed to help the general public to recognise and record species. The consortium, including UT Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, developed user-friendly new digital tools for this purpose that allow easy identification of plants, lichens, birds, and other organisms. Continue reading →

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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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Podcast: Semiotics in The Estonian Summer

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Inga Külmoja

Here are four interviews about the present and future of semiotics with the world-leading semioticians: Boris Uspenski, a member of the Tartu-Moscow Semiotic School, Eero Tarasti, 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. Continue reading →

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Estonian and Indian Milk Lovers Share a Common Ancestor

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Piret Pappel

Researchers have found that the Estonians and Indians who can digest lactose share a common ancestor that walked the Earth about 7500 years ago. The study was published in the “Molecular Biology and Evolution” journal. Continue reading →

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Why “Searching for My Roots” Also Means “Working on My Fluency”

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Virve-Anneli Vihman

Virve Vihman, adviser to the UT Rector on internationalisation, discusses the issues of language and identity through her own story of growing up as an Estonian-American in California. 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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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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