[From nobody Wed Apr 29 11:53:10 2009 Received: from mta1.primary.eu.epidm.net ([208.70.136.43]) by mail.turbonet.com (Cactus Mail Server v9.4.0) with ESMTP id KVU23950 for <lfalen@turbonet.com>; Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:17:50 -0700 Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:18:04 +0100 (IST) Message-Id: <Kilauea365710-131433-160158796-3-1101@flonetwork.com> From: "New Scientist" <newsletter@email.newscientist.com> Reply-To: "New Scientist " <newsletter-ctg0aece2aafsshatc6ujre7rc6mal6q@email.newscientist.com> To: lfalen@turbonet.com Subject: [Spam] Why we should have seen swine flu coming MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000" ------000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit NewScientist.com newsletter, 29 April 2009 Dear New Scientist Reader, welcome to the New Scientist newsletter. This week, we reveal why the world should have seen swine flu coming, how the internet could become self-aware, and why freeing Willy was a bad idea... EDITOR'S CHOICE Swine Flu: The predictable pandemic? We've known that swine flu could cause a human pandemic for more than a decade - but no one paid attention. Variants of the same virus have been endemic in North American hog farms since 1998 and have been evolving rapidly. Our special report explores where the virus came from, whether the world can cope, and what treatments might be effective... MORE http://www.newscientist.com/special/swine-flu?DCMP=NLC-nletter&nsref=swine-flu TOP STORIES Vanishing matter points to black hole in Milky Way http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227064.400-vanishing-matter-points-to-black-hole-in-milky-way.html?DCMP=NLC-nletter&nsref=mg20227064.400 'Nursemaid' cells reveal the best IVF eggs http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227064.600-nursemaid-cells-reveal-the-best-ivf-eggs.html?DCMP=NLC-nletter&nsref=mg20227064.600 Why freeing Willy was the wrong thing to do http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17039-why-freeing-willy-was-the-wrong-thing-to-do.html?DCMP=NLC-nletter&nsref=dn17039 Dalai Lama's brain challenge produces split decision http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17043-dalai-lamas-brain-challenge-produces-split-decision.html?DCMP=NLC-nletter&nsref=dn17043 Great escapes: Eight emergency species rescues http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17005-great-escapes-eight-emergency-species-rescues.html?DCMP=NLC-nletter&nsref=dn17005 Missing planets suggest stars 'eat' their young http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17044-missing-planets-suggest-stars-eat-their-young.html?DCMP=NLC-nletter&nsref=dn17044 IBM computer aims to beat <i>Jeopardy!</i> quiz (video available) http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17033-ibm-computer-aims-to-beat-jeopardy-quiz.html?DCMP=NLC-nletter&nsref=dn17033 Geothermal explosion rocks green energy hopes http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17042-geothermal-explosion-rocks-green-energy-hopes.html?DCMP=NLC-nletter&nsref=dn17042 Cubist kitchens could cut out gadget clutter http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227066.300-cubist-kitchens-could-cut-out-gadget-clutter.html?DCMP=NLC-nletter&nsref=mg20227066.300 Experts urge US to share data on satellite orbits http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17045-experts-urge-us-to-share-data-on-satellite-orbits.html?DCMP=NLC-nletter&nsref=dn17045 Innovation: Mind-reading headsets will change your brain (video available) http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17009-innovation-mindreading-headsets-will-change-your-brain.html?DCMP=NLC-nletter&nsref=dn17009 AND FINALLY... This week's Feedback reveals why disinfectants could bury the world in bacteria, fresh butter that's eight months old, and your last chance to enter our Wallace and Gromit competition... http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227061.600-feedback.html?DCMP=NLC-nletter&nsref=mg20227061.600_fb ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TOP VIDEOS Most distant object in the universe spotted (video available) http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17035-most-distant-object-in-the-universe-spotted.html?DCMP=NLC-nletter&nsref=dn17035 Lip-reading computer picks out your language (video available) http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227055.800-lipreading-computer-picks-out-your-language.html?DCMP=NLC-nletter&nsref=mg20227055.800 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TOP BLOG POSTS Is swine flu a bioterrorist virus? http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2009/04/is-swine-flu-a-bioterrorist-vi.html?DCMP=NLC-nletter&nsref=blog1 Why your company hates social networks http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2009/04/the-discreet-harm-of-social-ne.html?DCMP=NLC-nletter&nsref=blog2 Last Word: How high can butterflies fly? http://www.newscientist.com/blog/lastword/2009/04/flight-of-butterfly.html?DCMP=NLC-nletter&nsref=bloglw Dumb and Dumber star Carrey sparks blog outrage over MMR http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2009/04/dumb-and-dumber-star-carrey-sp.html?DCMP=NLC-nletter&nsref=blog3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THIS WEEK'S PRINT EDITION To subscribe to New Scientist magazine go to: http://www.newscientist.com/subscribe?promcode=nletter&DCMP=NLC-nletter&nsref=subs ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FEATURES Eight things you didn't know about the internet <b>New Scientist</b> explores the biggest questions about the World Wide Web, including: who controls it, does using it hurt the environment, and will it ever evolve a mind of its own? http://www.newscientist.com/special/unknown-internet?DCMP=NLC-nletter&nsref=unknown-internet How to map the multiverse If our universe really is just one of zillions, what do the rest look like? Welcome to the ultimate mapping expedition http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227061.200-how-to-map-the-multiverse.html?DCMP=NLC-nletter&nsref=mg20227061.200 Sponge larvae: Your unlikely ancestors We know very little about the origins of complex animal life, but there are hints that it all began with sponges that refused to grow up http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227061.300-sponge-larvae-your-unlikely-ancestors.html?DCMP=NLC-nletter&nsref=mg20227061.300 Science and art: Still two cultures divided? In his 1959 essay, the novelist C. P. Snow argued that science and the humanities were dangerously divided - but is it still true in 2009? http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227066.700-science-and-art-still-two-cultures-divided.html?DCMP=NLC-nletter&nsref=mg20227066.700 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NEWS Robotic wheelchair controlled by user's thoughts http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227065.900-robotic-wheelchair-controlled-by-users-thoughts.html?DCMP=NLC-nletter&nsref=mg20227065.900 Tonal languages are the key to perfect pitch http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227064.300-tonal-languages-are-the-key-to-perfect-pitch.html?DCMP=NLC-nletter&nsref=mg20227064.300 Asbestos and quakes may have driven early evolution http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227064.900-asbestos-and-quakes-may-have-driven-early-evolution.html?DCMP=NLC-nletter&nsref=mg20227064.900 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To subscribe to New Scientist magazine go to: http://www.newscientist.com/subscribe?promcode=nletter&DCMP=NLC-nletter&nsref=subs * These articles are premium content This newsletter has been sent to lfalen@turbonet.com. 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