If outsider perspectives made 'Lord of the Rings' and 'Dark Knight' into fantastic franchises, imagine what would happen if you brought in the perspectives of women and people of color. Annalee Newitz bringcolordark Change image and share on social
A hard-hitting investigative report that uncovers a nugget of genuine truth is the ultimate viral hit. Annalee Newitz genuinehardhit Change image and share on social
Humans have obviously contributed a great deal of carbon to the atmosphere. So we are warming the planet up. Annalee Newitz atmospherecarboncontribute Change image and share on social
We sometimes allow writers to publish their work without editing on io9. Annalee Newitz editio9publish Change image and share on social
Michel Gondry's 'Green Hornet' was another franchise flick that felt like it came out of left field - I thought in a good way, but most audiences disagreed. Annalee Newitz audiencedisagreefelt Change image and share on social
Before the 21st century, stories became popular because people talked about them in other publications or shared magazine and newspaper clippings with friends. Annalee Newitz 21stcenturyclipping Change image and share on social
Economic systems rise and fall just like empires. That's the kind of perspective we need to take if we hope to prosper for centuries rather than for the next quarter. Annalee Newitz centuryeconomicempire Change image and share on social
A group of scientists wanted to find the most effective mosquito repellents. So they tested 10 different substances, including campout standbys like DEET, as well as a random choice: Victoria's Secret perfume Bombshell. Turns out the perfume is almost as good as DEET. Annalee Newitz bombshellcampoutchoice share on social
When Usenet was eclipsed by websites in the late 1990s, people from that world - many of them programmers - wanted to bring the freewheeling, amazing discussions of Usenet to the web. And thus, RSS was born. Annalee Newitz 1990samazebear share on social
When it comes to the population explosion, there are two questions on the table. One, is our population growth going to kill us all? And two, is there any ethical way to prevent that from happening? Annalee Newitz ethicalexplosiongrowth Change image and share on social