> Allègre is an ISI highly cited researcher.[1] I doubt it's ok to paint him with a wide brush. He seems like a very intelligent person, extremely respected in

> Allègre is an ISI highly cited researcher.[1] I doubt it's ok to paint him with a wide brush. He seems like a very intelligent person, extremely respected in his field and who's not afraid of a good controversy. Exactly what was the context of the falling objects dispute I don't know, but it's a fair chance there's some context to it. From a cursory look it seems to be more about how to teach the phenomenon then about the physics involved.