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Wed Apr 29 11:53:12 PDT 2009

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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

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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

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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

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THIS WEEK'S PRINT EDITION
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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 

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Robotic wheelchair controlled by user's thoughts
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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
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