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Today on New Scientist: 24 February 2012
from New Scientist - Online News
(2012-2-25 3:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: how much energy rain sucks up, a metaphorical search engine, a new cancer drug, and more
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Video game has hidden message offering jobs to pirates
from New Scientist - Online News
(2012-2-25 2:11)
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A recently released game includes a hidden text file with a message designed for software pirates to read
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New doubt over H5N1 death rate– but risks still high
from New Scientist - Online News
(2012-2-25 1:50)
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Death rates for H5N1 bird flu may be overestimated, but even if they are, they're still worse than the 1918 flu pandemic which killed tens of millions
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Friday Illusion: How to make a dull diamond sparkle
from New Scientist - Online News
(2012-2-25 1:04)
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See how following a moving object can create a twinkling effect in your peripheral vision
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New cancer drug sabotages tumour's escape route
from New Scientist - Online News
(2012-2-25 0:40)
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Untreatable cancers may soon be held at bay by an experimental drug that targets not only the tumour, but its capacity to spread
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Taste buds that resemble a moonscape
from New Scientist - Online News
(2012-2-24 23:46)
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Dark Skies, an artwork at UCLA's Art|Sci gallery, challenges notions of scale with huge computer-sculpted mouse taste buds lit up by sunsets
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Metaphorical search engine finds creative new meanings
from New Scientist - Online News
(2012-2-24 23:31)
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YossarianLives, named after the anti-hero of Catch-22 , doesn't tell you what everyone else knows? it seeks to creatively generate new knowledge
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Feedback: Golden section for bladder stones
from New Scientist - Online News
(2012-2-24 22:57)
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The golden section of a lethal dose, why Google employees never, ever break the rules, and the shop assistant who wasn't there (full text available to subscribers)
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Outreach or papers: where should postdocs' priorities lie?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2012-2-24 20:49)
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Future employers insist on papers but funding bodies like public engagement. How much time can a postdoc afford to take away from the books?
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Light's speed limit is safe for now
from New Scientist - Online News
(2012-2-24 20:29)
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Nearly six months on from the faster-than-light neutrino sensation we finally seem to have a possible explanation, says Robert Garisto
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