Annalee Newitz writes science fiction and nonfiction. They are the nationally bestselling author of the books Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age and Stories Are Weapons: Psychological Warfare and the American Mind and the novels The Terraformers (a Nebula Award finalist) The Future of Another Timeline (winner of the Sidewise Award) and Autonomous (winner of a Lambda Literary Award). As a science journalist they are a writer for the New York Times and elsewhere and have a monthly column in New Scientist. They have published in The Washington Post Slate Popular Science Ars Technica The New Yorker and The Atlantic among others. They are also the co-host of the three-time Hugo Award-winning podcast Our Opinions Are Correct. Previously they were the founder of io9 and served as the editor-in-chief of Gizmodo. They have two black cats named Infrared and Ultraviolet and they love noodles. Language: English