Marino Guarín
Marino Guarín is the director of the Escuela de Astronomía de Cali (Cali School of Astronomy). A self-described “total skeptic,” he is a named scientific critic of the buga-sphere case.
Position on the Buga Sphere
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- Calls the case “cuentos” (tales) and “charlatanería” (charlatanism); explicitly frames it as a publicity stunt (“montaje con fines publicitarios”).
- Notes that neither the university-of-georgia nor any Mexican university has published an official C-14 report for the sphere.
- Argues that science requires peer-reviewed publication, not viral social-media circulation.
“What exists about the sphere so far are tales, charlatanism. There is nothing with scientific backing… If it had any substance, the news would circulate in scientific media, specialized journals, not on TikTok.” — Marino Guarín (translated)