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Because he repeatedly ignored fellow researchers pointing out that the seismic activity he attributed to interstellar impact did not differ from seismic activit
by tropdrop 2y ago
Because he repeatedly ignored fellow researchers pointing out that the seismic activity he attributed to interstellar impact did not differ from seismic activity recorded at that location whenever a heavy truck drove on the main road near the detector.
Although I agree with you that "humiliating" might be too loaded a word (but it drives clicks, so here we are).
- hersko 2y agoIf you read his rebuttal (which is linked in the article) he explains that he was relying on DOD satellites, not the seismic stations. The article doesn't even mention that....
- zardo 2y agoI think the DOD satellites are the data the article refers to do not release information on measurement accuracy. So every measurement is + or - [REDACTED]