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Tag Archives: culture
Five intriguing thoughts from psychologist Andero Uusberg
Psychologist Andero Uusberg discusses the state of flow, mindfulness, handling of tasks, social media, and honesty. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Research, Social sciences
Tagged culture, emotions, Facebook, flow, mindfulness, psychology, social media, tasks
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Where Do Our Everyday Habits Come From?
Professor of Ethnology Art Leete and folklorist Reet Hiiemäe explain where some of our everyday habits might come from and how some habits used to have a completely different meaning a few centuries ago than they do have now. Continue reading
Posted in Humanities, Research, Tartu
Tagged culture, ethnology, gestures, habits, politeness
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A Letter to Tartu Students from a Moscow Prison
Read the letter from prominent Russian performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky sent to Tartu students from a Moscow prison. Continue reading
Posted in Events, Humanities, Studies, Tartu
Tagged conflict, culture, Pavlensky, performance, post-soviet, Russian
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Your Personality Shapes How You React to Eye Contact
Find out how our personality shapes our reaction to eye contact on the brain level. Continue reading
Posted in Research, Social sciences
Tagged culture, eye contact, Japan, neuroticism, personality, psychology
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Why Speaking Languages Is Inspiring, Enjoyable, and Healthy
Cognitive neurolinguist Professor Edna Andrews examines the links between languages and the brain, the benefits of multilingualism, and the role of semiotics. Continue reading
Posted in Humanities, Medical sciences, Research
Tagged brain, culture, identity, language, memory, multilingualism, neurolinguistics, neurosciences, semiotics
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The Curious Case of Kalev’s Product Placement
Natalia Hoffman, an independent researcher into the visual communication of Estonia, analyses the packaging of two Kalev’s chocolate products and their placement in a local supermarket. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Humanities, Research
Tagged analysis, chocolate, Christmas, cognitive semiotics, culture, Estonian, Kalev, product placement, semiotics, supermarket, sweets
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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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