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Did Obama’s Election Kill the Antiwar Movement?

ANN ARBOR, Mich.— Since 2003, the antiwar movement in the United States has had much to protest with Americans fighting in Iraq, Afghanistan and now Libya, but the movement—which has dropped off sharply the past two years—may be more anti-Republican than antiwar, says a University of Michigan researcher.

A new study by U-M’s Michael Heaney and colleague Fabio Rojas of Indiana University shows that the antiwar movement in the United States demobilized as Democrats, who had been motivated to participate by anti-Republican sentiments, withdrew from antiwar protests when the Democratic Party achieved electoral success, first with Congress in 2006 and then with the presidency in 2008. (more…)

Caterpillars Aren’t so Bird Brained After All

Nature

Caterpillars that masquerade as twigs to avoid becoming a bird’s dinner are actually using clever behavioural strategies to outwit their predators, according to a new study. (more…)

Deflating Scientific Fallacies

Science

Yale neurologist Steven Novella populates his podcasts and blogs with aliens, ghosts and creationists for a single purpose: to help resurrect the lost art of scientific thinking.

“I am interested in how otherwise intelligent people can get things so horribly wrong,” says Novella. In the process of answering that question he created the website Skeptics Guide to the Universe — which, with 150,000 listeners a week, is one of the 10 most popular science sites on the internet. (more…)

Mount Everest Made Easy

Technology

BizSpark One startup PEAK 15 Systems powers unique travel experiences.

REDMOND, Wash. — PEAK 15 Systems, a BizSpark One startup, provides tour operators with the software they need to build you the trip of a lifetime. (more…)

The Art of Making Stars

Science

It might look like an abstract painting, but this splash of colors is in fact a busy star-forming complex called Rho Ophiuchi. NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Explorer, or WISE, captured the picturesque image of the region, which is one of the closest star-forming complexes to Earth. (more…)

Oxygen Sensor Invention Could Benefit Fisheries to Breweries

Science

East Lansing, Mich — Monitoring oxygen levels in water has applications for oil spills, fish farming, brewing beer and more – and a professor at Michigan State University is poised to help supply that need.

The concept of oxygen sensors isn’t new. The challenge, however, has been manufacturing one that can withstand fluctuations in temperature, salinity, carbon dioxide, phosphates and biological wastes. Ruby Ghosh, associate professor of physics, was able to overcome those obstacles as well as build one that provides real-time data and is relatively inexpensive. (more…)

Working More Than 11 Hours Increases Chances For Heart Attack By 2/3

Health

Those who spend more than 11 hours at work increase their chance of having a heart attack by two thirds, according to a new study. (more…)

comScore Launches AdEffx™ Campaign Essentials in Europe

Technology

New Online Interface Enables Daily Audience Measurement for Digital Campaigns; Includes Traditional Post-Buy Metrics Such as Reach/Frequency and GRPs

London, UK, April 5, 2011 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today announced the European launch of comScore AdEffx™ Campaign Essentials, a powerful new audience measurement tool. The new online dashboard features several highly sought after features for digital media planning and optimisation, including daily measurement of campaign demographics, and the availability of traditional post-buy metrics, such as Reach / Frequency and GRPs. (more…)