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Tag Archives: evolution
The Evolution Behind Refugee Intolerance
Animal ecologist Tuul Sepp explains the evolutionary background of intolerance towards strangers. Continue reading
Posted in General, Natural and exact sciences, Research
Tagged animal ecology, evolution, evolutionary, human behaviour, natural selection, refugee crisis
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“Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution”
I’m a Mobilitas-funded post-doc in Tartu University, working in the lab of Tanel Tenson in the Institute of Technology. I write a blog about my research, and I’ve been kindly invited to write a guest post for the UT blog. … Continue reading
Posted in Natural and exact sciences, Research
Tagged biology, evolution, post-doc
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Why Do Women Outlive Men?
Estonian women outlive men by 11 years – but why? Sociologists and demographers point to self-destructive behaviours in men, as well as their greater risk of contracting heart disease, but they overlook the underlying causes of these woes. Peeter Hõrak, Professor in Physiological Ecology of Animals at the University of Tartu, puts this phenomenon in the context of the theory of sexual selection. Continue reading