Annalee Newitz's discussions

I just got mine in the mail, and they look even better IRL than in the pictures. The io9 logo is especially awesome — it looks a lot more bright and crisp than in the image. Plus, they are made in Canada! Read more

Lost in a redesign where we simplified the logo. We still use her in io9 stuff sometimes! Read more

Fuck yeah. Though my crow friends could kick that hawk's ass. Just sayin. Read more

OK we added double X and are trying for more. Sorry about that! Read more

It's "she was dressed like a slut," but updated for the social media era! Yay! Read more

I like Singh's poem so much more than Melua's. Which is probably why I stopped writing poetry and started writing about science. Read more

Well I just threw some wine at my food and called it a day. So there. Read more

After the cyborg cockroach revolution, you will be sorry, Charlie. Read more

Not the same style as what Django had, though they are quite nice. Read more

Wait, Robbie, I'm not entirely clear on how you feel about creationist textbooks. I mean, your headline is sort of ambiguous. :) Read more

I love violent movies, and I love Tarantino. But I can still question the ethics of reveling in cinematic bloodshed. Read more

I wish you were right, but if you take a cursory look at the comments on this very post, you'll see that a lot of people do take his ideas seriously as scientific truths. Read more

Yep, just as people today know that there is still racial injustice going on. But they are not SHOCKED by it. That is my point. Read more

Hello. Most of my white ancestors were Jews. That doesn't mean that I don't have to grapple with the history of what white people did in this country and elsewhere in the world. Your history isn't a summary of your genetic ancestors. It's cultural baggage. I'm not asking you to feel guilty. I'm just saying that when… Read more

Countless studies done both before and after The Bell Curve provided ample evidence that its conclusions were scientifically incorrect. Same goes for phrenology. Read more

Allow me to direct you to this description of Moff's Law, which you seem unaware of . . . Read more

Yeah, the style of sunglasses he's wearing is anachronistic. Read more

Amazing. Read more

This was the first rigorous scientific study ever to explore this question, which is of great importance to medicine and policy makers alike. Read more

Or it will become a power-mad censorship machine bent on stamping out anything that it decides is infringing content and spam. Read more