Annalee Newitz's discussions

Crows rule. Read more

He had a lot of artwork and posters. I leave it to you to imagine what I mean. Read more

In that video, I love how the scientist sitting with Carl Sagan starts lighting up a pipe while Sagan is talking about extraterrestrial visitors to the Earth. Read more

Yeah, I changed the headline to "afflict (or kill) you" because that's much more accurate. Thanks. Read more

I was once in love with a guy who was in love with Lum. It was a very weird love triangle. That is all. Read more

So life doesn't evolve by magic. It evolves out of environments. Given that we've seen a diversity of environments where life arose — and that know such environments exist elsewhere in the solar system and beyond — it is possible that life could arise elsewhere. Read more

I don't think so. Life arose on Earth under many different conditions, some of them very extreme and resembling conditions on places like Mars and Europa. So 1 does suggest life could evolve elsewhere. And 4 means that life can endure many different conditions. Again, both suggest that you don't need an environment… Read more

Here is some love for the Drake Equation: <3 Read more

There might not be intelligent species. But I'm betting on algae and bacteria and other little bugs. Read more

Yep — we'll announce them in early Jan! Read more

Playing The Sims made me do it. Read more

Yeah, I guess it's good that people are equal opportunity douches? Sigh. Read more

Two movies would have been better. But this series is no more a bloated money grab than anything else produced in Hollywood. I mean, criticizing a movie for trying to make money is like criticizing a beaver for trying to build a dam. Read more

I agree that the first hour was slow — and the 10 minute infodump at the start was kind of insane. But one of the main themes of this story is having a home to go back to, and seeing the beauty and coziness of the Shire helps establish why Bilbo natively understands the dwarves' predicament. He loves home, for good… Read more

Thanks for shaming all these guys for participating. I hope you feel great. Read more

I will ask — what would be good? Up to 4X? Read more

Hello. You don't already have a personal Jaeger in your garage? Are you from the past? Read more

Cannot give up pasta. Though I certainly like rice noodles and sweet potato noodles and bean thread noodles and pretty much any noodle-shaped item. Read more

I WILL. Read more

This! Read more