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Soviet-era serial killers were not always anti-social

By Guest PostApril 5, 2023Culture, Politicscommunist labour, killer from rostov, patriots of vitebsk, serial killer, shock worker, soviet era, vitebsk strangler

Not every serial killer should necessarily be either a social outcast or a sociopath. Some of them are good at disguise and may at times have a reputation of exemplary society members. Biographies of many famous serial killers of the USSR era testify to this.

Chikatilo helped to catch himself
Andrey Chikatilo, a serial killer from Rostov, committed his first crime in 1973, the last in 1990. Chikatilo killed 53 women and children in all that time. (more…)

Hassles of modern day life and the tranquility of old good time

By ShamsJune 6, 2022Culture, Mediacharles jalabert, jean leon gerome, modern day life, old good time, tranquility

One can get a glimpse of it from the memoir of famous French painter and sculptor Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824 – 1904), written at the end of 1903, recalling his first meeting with another French painter Charles Jalabert in 1840: (more…)

Recreation in a Russian Camp

By ShamsJune 5, 2022Culture, Entertainment1855, jean leon gerome, recreation, russian camp

Recreation in a Russian Camp, 1855: An oil painting by the famous French painter and sculptor Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824 – 1904) (more…)

Egyptian Recruits Crossing the Desert

By ShamsJune 5, 2022Culture, Entertainmentcrossing the desert, egyptian recruits, french painter, jean leon gerome, oil painting

An oil painting by the famous French painter and sculptor Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824 – 1904) (more…)

3400 Jahre alte Stadt aus dem Tigris aufgetaucht

By Guest PostJune 4, 2022Culture, Sciencealte stadt, hasan qasim, irak, ivana puljiz, kao, klimawandel, mittani reich, mosul stausee, peter pfaelzner, reich von mittani, tigris

Dürre ermöglicht Ausgrabung eines ehemaligen Zentrums im Reich von Mittani

Ein Team aus deutschen und kurdischen Archäologinnen und Archäologen hat am Tigris eine 3400 Jahre alte Stadt aus der Zeit des Mittani-Reichs freigelegt, die aus dem Wasser des Mosul-Stausees aufgetaucht war. Ermöglicht wurde dies, weil der Wasserspiegel des Sees aufgrund extremer Trockenheit im Irak rapide abgesunken war. Bei der ausgedehnten Stadtanlage mit Palast und mehreren Großbauten könnte es sich um das alte Zachiku handeln. Dieses dürfte ein wichtiges Zentrum im Großreich von Mittani gewesen sein (ca. 1550–1350 v. Chr.). (more…)

What do you see when you listen to music?

By Guest PostMay 8, 2022Culture, Healthbenjamin kubit, chinese music, devin mcauley, elizabeth margulis, imagining, instrumental music, listen to music, music power, musicology

Are we all imagining the same thing when we listen to music, or are our experiences hopelessly subjective? In other words, is music a truly universal language? (more…)

It’s OK to Be a Different Mom to Each of Your Children

By Guest PostSeptember 12, 2021Culture, Health, Small Businessage appropriate rules, birth order, child with disability, children, different mom, first born kids, mowing the lawn, one size fit, parenting skills, treat children differently

Trying to keep things equal in your family? While your goal may be to treat everyone fairly, it’s not exactly realistic.

After all, you don’t behave the same way with your best friend as you do with your boss, do you? You likely address your father in a different way than you do your own siblings. You treat everyone as an individual which is why it’s completely OK to be a different mom to each of your children. (more…)

Sprachmelodie hilft beim Erkennen von Wörtern

By Guest PostAugust 8, 2021Culture, Scienceerkennen von woertern, kunstsprache, sprachfluss, sprachmelodie, theresa matzinger

Hören wir eine uns fremde Sprache, ist es schwierig zu erkennen, wann ein Wort aufhört und das nächste beginnt. Dabei kann die Sprachmelodie eine Hilfe sein: Wissenschafter*innen der Universität Wien haben herausgefunden, dass Wörter in einem kontinuierlichen Sprachfluss gut erkannt werden, wenn die Silbe am Wortende länger ausgesprochen wird als die restlichen Silben des Wortes. Eine ungewohnte Sprachmelodie erschwert hingegen das Erkennen von Wörtern. Die Studie erscheint in Frontiers in Psychology. (more…)

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