If I understand correctly, the authors are students at Stanford and not professors.
The bottom of the news story states they are teachers-—
“”””Ari J. Officer teaches financial mathematics at Stanford University. Garrett J. Hayes teaches materials science and engineering at Stanford University””””
THAT is a big story. Time is so desparate, they use cheapo writers like students. Pathetic. It is now all over the internet that these “professors” say oil is rigged.