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Category Archives: Social sciences
How Good Is Estonian Science?
When countries are compared according to the average number of references per scientific article, Estonia has 9.46 references per article, putting the country in 30th place, right after Singapore and before Portugal. Seventeen scientists from Estonian universities belong to the top one per cent of the most referenced scientists in the world. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, General, Natural and exact sciences, Research, Social sciences
Tagged Estonia, Estonian science, Estonian scientists, mismatch negativity, most referenced scientists, quotability
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Is Any Kind of Physical Activity Good for Your Health?
Studies shows that mental health problems are less frequent among people whose everyday work tends to be rather non-physical, as long as they work out in their leisure time. Those whose workdays are full of physical load are more likely to suffer from symptoms of depression. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Research, Social sciences
Tagged depression, Estonia, exercise, health, mental health, physical activity, sport, women
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Character Determines Food Preference
A large-scale study carried out in Estonia revealed clear links between personal traits and food preference. Continue reading
Posted in Research, Social sciences
Tagged character, eating, Estonia, Estonians, food, personal traits, psychology, Scottish
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Estonia and the Euro: A Wedding without Honeymoon
Raul Eamets, Professor of Macroeconomics at the University of Tartu, makes an analogy between last year’s remarkable step for the Estonian economy – the introduction of the euro – and getting married, while admitting the non-appearance of a much anticipated honeymoon, as the timing for the wedding was far from perfect. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Research, Social sciences
Tagged economy, Estonia, EU, euro, eurozone, macroeconomics, professor
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Podcast: Projecting The Future for Russia
Viacheslav Morozov, The University of Tartu professor of EU-Russia studies, discusses the large-scale protests in Russia after the parliamentary election on 4 December 2011, the current situation, and the future scenarios. Continue reading
Posted in Research, Social sciences
Tagged cyberspace, democratisation, demonstrations, electoral fraud, EU-Russia studies, fair vote, Medvedev, parlamentary election, presidential election, protests in Russia, Putin, Russia, Russian
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Estonia Considered A Loose Country
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
Posted in Estonia, Research, Social sciences
Tagged behaviour, cross-cultural psychology, culture, culture studies, Estonia, loose cultures, social psychology, tight cultures
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