Annalee Newitz: Where did io9 get its name?
Today is Annalee Newitz‘s birthday (well, it’s still today in the most relevant time zone – uh, hers not mine). Annalee has been writing about the intersection of science and technology and culture for many years.
By Brian Malow
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Today is Annalee Newitz's birthday (well, it's still today in the most relevant time zone - uh, hers not mine).
Annalee has been writing about the intersection of science and technology and culture for many years. It's a busy intersection. Since 2008, she's been editor-in-chief of one of my favorite websites, io9.com. If you don't already know it, go there right now and come back. I'll wait. Or maybe I won't. Because you aren't coming back anytime soon.
io9 is chock full of science and science fiction - and I've always wondered where they got the name of the site. io9? What does it mean?
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I finally got to ask her, last year, when I interviewed her during the ScienceOnline conference (January 30-February 2, 2013) in Raleigh, NC.
We also talked about some science and science fiction, surprise surprise.
Happy Birthday, Annalee. I got you this:
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