Annalee Newitz's discussions

I believe the proper response to this is SQUEE. Read more

I hadn't ever thought about it this way, and I think you're right. If we want science to be relevant to the general public, one of the side-effects of that will be things like runaway rumors and crazy speculation about every little thing that scientists say. Indeed, we're also likely to see more celebrity scientists,… Read more

Don't sell yourself short. That was an awesome comment. :) Read more

Yeah I was really surprised by this too. I still think it can be interpreted either way. Read more

Sure — why not? Genre boundaries are messy at best. Read more

Sometimes a backdoor isn't your ass. Just saying. Read more

Hey if I wanted to talk about buttsechs, I would have written about slashfic. Jeez. Read more

Actually, magical realism isn't quite the same thing. In magical realism, the magic is unquestionably real. Ghosts are walking around. Monsters exist. There is no "is it in his mind or not" moment in any magical realism novel or movie that I can think of. So I would say that backdoor fantasy certainly shares territory… Read more

No. Read more

I have a feeling Rob will have a VERY good answer to that question if you just mail him at postman@io9.com Read more

I think the video is way more bizarre and disturbing than the calendar. Mostly because it's totally decontextualized. It's like, "Hey we took these ladies to the beach, beat the shit out of them, and then they posed for pictures! Yay!" Read more

Yes they are! Read more

It looks cool to me. Just because somebody has done 3D chalk drawings before doesn't mean further examples of them aren't awesome. Read more

Click "all" above the comments and you can see these two stories. Our comment system is still a little odd sometimes. Read more

Look I didn't like that movie either, but to a lot of people it truly was life-changing. Read more

Thank you! Fixed the post. Read more

I'm pretty sure most of it will be recorded and available afterwards in some form. Will keep you posted! Read more

Ugh. This collection annoys me for two reasons. 1. Only one action figure is a woman, WTF. And 2. Plastic versions of dudes in suits does not say action figure to me. How about actually giving them action-based identities that say something about what they did other than wear ties? Read more

I don't think of the holidays as a time when people wear angel costumes, but maybe they do? I assumed he was your typical angel . . . the spirit of a dead person, etc. Read more

I didn't choose to cover this because I think Buddhism is awesome. I covered it because it was a bizarre mix of weird anime action and extremely intense ethical philosophy. I gave a much lengthier and more nuanced treatment to the show Supernatural every week during seasons 4 and 5 when it was dealing with explicitly… Read more