Annalee Newitz's discussions

Hmmmm . . . you raise good points. I wish the episode had hit all those notes for me the way they did for you. The ingredients were there but they all just rang really false to me, and the whole setup felt (as I ranted) cliched and irritating. Read more

I could assume that, yes. But why? Based on what evidence? Read more

I'm sure that the people developing this weapon now aren't hoping that they'll be used on hospitals, stock exchanges, or electronically-controlled dams. But they will be. Read more

No it can't cook you. Read more

I totally agree that non-lethal weapons are preferable to lethal. But I think in this case the comparison to tazers isn't really apt. These EMPs wouldn't kill by accident — they would kill by design. The whole point of taking out electronics is to cripple an enemy, literally and figuratively. Why not just admit that… Read more

What? You don't wear doorbells? Read more

I just hope Jezebel can make an honest woman out of us. Read more

Well we do love to wallow in a little hysteria. Read more

Hey, "scientists concur" with everything in this press release! It's clearly made of teh factz. Read more

Oh crap — you're right. I'm fixing to reflect what's happening in that clip. Read more

I felt the same way. I wrote one of the only good reviews of the movie (here on io9!) and people were making fun of me for weeks. But I think the tide has turned over the years and people can appreciate the movie for what it is now that the hype is over. Read more

Fixed, Taarna! Read more

I had the same feeling. I felt intensely embarrassed, like "Oh gawd so this is how lame we sound to whales." Read more

What are you doing at Waverly Hills? Read more

My apologies — there is a vaccine, but what I should have said was that TB was reduced due to antibiotics. I have fixed the article. Read more

Yes, apparently Tetcho named his book after the Gaishi book. Read more

What are you talking about? Train-filled Gojira is like the turducken of kaiju dishes. Read more

I would love to see some of these novels in translation — has anybody here read Year 23? Read more

"To eat all that we kill." This line is so promising! Read more

As I said, the thing I've liked about POI so far is that they don't drop the ball on the conspiracy plotlines. So I feel like we are in good hands with this story. Read more