French physicist and media star loses doctorate after plagiarism investigation
Étienne Klein, a prominent French physicist and science communicator, has lost his doctorate after a 20-month investigation revealed plagiarism in his Ph.D. thesis. Klein has faced plagiarism accusations in his popular science writing since 2016.
science.org
3 min
6/17/2026
I swear the UFO is coming any minute
"When Prophecy Fails" examines cognitive dissonance within a UFO cult that predicted an apocalypse. Following the failed prediction, the cult intensified its efforts to recruit new members.
experimental-history.com
11 min
2/17/2026
French physicist and media star loses doctorate after plagiarism investigation
Étienne Klein, a prominent French physicist and science communicator, has lost his doctorate after a 20-month investigation revealed plagiarism in his Ph.D. thesis. Klein has faced plagiarism accusations in his popular science writing since 2016.
science.org
3 min
6/17/2026
I swear the UFO is coming any minute
"When Prophecy Fails" examines cognitive dissonance within a UFO cult that predicted an apocalypse. Following the failed prediction, the cult intensified its efforts to recruit new members.
experimental-history.com
11 min
2/17/2026
French physicist and media star loses doctorate after plagiarism investigation
Étienne Klein, a prominent French physicist and science communicator, has lost his doctorate after a 20-month investigation revealed plagiarism in his Ph.D. thesis. Klein has faced plagiarism accusations in his popular science writing since 2016.
science.org
3 min
6/17/2026
I swear the UFO is coming any minute
"When Prophecy Fails" examines cognitive dissonance within a UFO cult that predicted an apocalypse. Following the failed prediction, the cult intensified its efforts to recruit new members.
experimental-history.com
11 min
2/17/2026
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