Unique pet peeves are a quintessential trait of geniuses. Einstein never wore socks and Jobs only wore turtlenecks. Similarly, linguistic purists shudder at the slightest grammatical laxity. For them, ...

EdSource · Sexual abuse claims threaten school district budgets, even when not accused For three decades, UC Berkeley professor Alex Filippenko has taught his popular Introduction to General Astronomy ...

Annual perseid meteor seen in the sky on August 14, 2023, in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka. Annual perseid meteor seen in the sky on August 14, 2023, in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka ...

The darkly dressed hooded man - the one with the silver alien hanging from his neck and the deranged eyeball glasses that blinked on and off - suddenly began hurling objects into the crowd. Milky Ways ...

In the eyes of Alex Filippenko, a renowned astrophysicist and professor of astronomy at UC Berkeley, there are two types of science fiction shows: science fiction and extreme science fiction. "A lot ...

Our universe could have popped into existence 13.7 billion years ago without any divine help whatsoever, researchers say. That may run counter to our instincts, which recoil at the thought of ...

Alex Filippenko is the Richard and Rhoda Goldman distinguished professor in the physical sciences. His accomplishments, documented in more than 800 research papers, have been recognized by several ...

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