Who is Igor Bogdanoff?

Igor Bogdanoff held a PhD in theoretical physics from the University of Burgundy, and Grichka also had a PhD from the same school. The twins had also published physics theses in HAL – an open archive which allows authors to “deposit scholarly documents from all academic fields,” according to its website.

How did the Bogdanoffs become famous?

The Bogdanoffs began their careers in France hosting popular television shows about science and science fiction, including “Temps X” (Time X in English) and “Rayons X” (X Rays) and de Lamaze said of the two and their interest in science that “they had simple answers to big problems and… had accessible answers to the general public.”

How many votes did the Bogdanoff twins get before it was archived?

Before the post was archived, it garnering more than 14,500 votes (91% upvoted) and 1,300 comments. On April 4th, 2016, a post asking what viewers thought of the Bogdanoff twins was submitted to /pol/. On November 10th, a 4chan user submitted a thread asking about the Bogdanoff twins.

What was the Bogdanov affair?

The Bogdanov affair was an academic dispute regarding the legitimacy of a series of theoretical physics papers written by French twins Igor and Grichka Bogdanov (alternatively spelled Bogdanoff ).