Subject:

Alex Filippenko

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2010

    Will Bizarre Quake Prediction Come True?

    Our past ... and future?​A self-anointed earthquake predicter's bizarre claim that Los Angeles would be rattled by a 6.0 to 7.0 temblor today has nine-odd hours to come true. At the strike of midnight, Luke Thomas of QuakePredictions.com will either become an object of reverence or revulsion. The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2008

    Separated at Birth? Disgraced Illinois Gov and Distinguished Berkeley Prof

    Is it just us or does busted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich ... look quite a bit like respected U.C. Berkley astronomy professor Alex Filippenko?One helped SF Weekly with some calculations -- and the other is just calculating. One has a Ph.D, the other one was busted by the FBI. One looks at the star ... More >>

  • Dining

    November 19, 2008

    Voodoo on the Vine

    The origins of the increasingly popular Biodynamic wine are steeped in the occult and bad science.

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