I had my first encounter with dinosaur-like creatures last night, and giant flying snakes! It was actually very cool: I came across a valley with an abandoned station in the middle, with lots of these giant snake-dragonfly things flying in circles overhead, a couple herds of herbivores on the ground, and T. rex-like…

I encountered giant flying snake-dragonfly hybrids on a planet I discovered last night. They were too high up to get close to with a camera, but they were pretty big. Not sure if they were as big as portrayed in the trailer, though.

That’s not quite accurate. Most scientists of that time period knew Venus wasn’t habitable, but there were a few who said it was, and that is what pulp writers went with. Science fiction was very slow to catch up with actual science when it came to Venus.

No. It actually got worse, to be honest.

They did not find evidence for Noah’s Ark. There are quack claims about that now and again, but scholars have known for some time the Biblical myth was inspired by older Babylonian legends, which themselves were inspired by the regular flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

Well, in real life Newton was fascinated by alchemy and the Christian occult, so it is a fit, I guess. The ironic thing is he actually spent very little of his time on what we now recognize as his greatest contributions to science. They didn’t interest him as much as his occult studies. I wonder what the world…

That looks awful.

Why don't you write a book about it then?

While I know this is fiction and should be treated as such, I always get a little uneasy about the subject matter. The more conspiracies like this are featured in popular media, the more people get exposed to them and actually start to believe them. That said, if there is any research out there proving I’m wrong, I…

It was: The inside was filled with midichlorians.

I only recently caught up on the novel—and I didn’t like it. I understand what Gaiman was going for, but many of the ideas seemed only half-formed and it suffered from some common fantasy cliches (such as hero suddenly gaining magical powers as the situation demanded it). It was also rather predictable. I will be…

Game publisher: “Hey, we’re making a Big Trouble in Little China board game!”

WHAT?! YOU SAY SOMETHING?!

I’m pretty sure your childhood will remain intact.

Brace yourself everyone: Redditors will soon flood the comments section to accuse the reviewer of being a paid shill:

Well, I for one don’t approve. Marriage should be between a man and a green-skinned Orion love slave.

He may know more than me now, but as a kid I was fascinated by tornadoes. It started with a kid’s book that an illustration of a tornado heading straight for a school building. I did some of the same experiments this kid is showing in the video. Didn’t make videos at his age — but in my defense, the latest video…

I watched a couple episodes of the first season on Netflix. Haven’t been tempted to go back. Does it get better?

Cue the creationists who claim this fossil backs up their ridiculous theories in 3.... 2... 1....

Commentator sees post about popular movie, writes smug comment not realizing news value of said post, feels good about himself for thinking he made smart comment, then smug satisfaction is ruined when mom from upstairs yells at him for not taking out trash.