Oh, it is. I believe that kids get more interested in learning languages when you teach them words like 'fart', and they get more interested in science when there's bubbling messes to be concocted.

No love for the live-action Monkey?

Esther, from the bottom of my heart, thank you. My niece is only 8 months old at the moment, but you've just provided me with the perfect list of things we can do together when she's older. Just got to wait a few years.

Nope.

I hate the people whose moronic behaviour necessitates the creation of such videos, (by 'hate', I mean they screw up my morning commute something stupid) but dammit, I love this song!

I studied History:Revolutions... but back in 1996, before documents came to light proving that a mecha did indeed lead the revolution.

Thanks guys, for all your hard work in bringing back io9 proper, and for keeping on via Tumblr in the interim.

I would think there may be case to be made that renowned novels like 'Wide Sargasso Sea' and shitty novels like 'Mrs Rochester' (I think that's what it was called) are merely 'Jane Eyre' fan fiction.

Absolutely. After all, it's my cat who loses my shoes, my wallet, my keys, the box of contact lenses I bought last week... I accuse him, he doesn't deny it, so it MUST be him.

Tess of the d'Urbervilles. I was SO angry and so upset at the injustice that I threw it across the room and yelled at it for being so cruel to poor Tess.

Some times I feel I would happily swap the physical symptoms for the emotional ones I experience. A good dose of the cramps and/or nausea is great for me - it's an actual physical problem I can attack with things like ibuprofen and heat pads and curling up with something chocolatey.

Science suggests that I must dream more than I recall doing, but I really don't remember the content of my dreams....except the nightmares. And the nightmares are never 'obvious' ones like falling or being chased. The last one I had involved getting worked up and distraught because nobody was understanding the point I…

I have no idea how the name got applied to such disparate species, but there you are.

Standing from the outside, I'm finding Aspergers to be fascinating - but then I know that my knowledge of it is influenced by my friend's son, who is a unique and fascinating individual I enjoy spending time with. Until he wants to talk about football.

Asperger's is on the autism spectrum. I don't know how correct I am in saying this, but I've always considered Asperger's to be a high-functioning form of autism

Is there any sort of a definition for a chronic ache? I can't think of a better way to express it - it's like a pain or discomfort you don't realise is there until it's gone.

This is the first sci-fi book I remember reading http://nswagtc.org.au/reviews/younger-readers/773-we-are-tam.html (it was first published in the early-mid 80s, so I would have been about 7 or so, I guess) simple story, and nothing to really rave about, but it stuck with me for a very very long time. It was a…

Bingo. I was ready to be heartbroken, or challenged emotionally, or be faced with some new facet of the Doctor, but all I got was an episode I've filed away with 'Fear Her'. Too much build up, not enough solution and cleverness, and a sappy ridiculous ending that sounded like something I would have dredged up for…

Best selfie ever.

My problem with the bookcase is that that's not how I store books on my shelves. Spine outwards, people!! Conserve space on the shelf!