How do you identify human remains? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explore DNA and the task to identify the remains of missing soldiers with biomedical scientist Tim McMahon and forensic anthropologist Franklin Damann. What is the DPAA?
Jun 2018
Serial Killers: Science of the Lambs
What makes a serial killer? What drives them to kill again and again? To find out the truth about this ghastly lot, we talked to forensic psychologist Prof. Eric Hickey, criminologist Ass. Prof. Wayne Petherick, and psychiatrist Prof. Gwen Adshead. Check out the full transcript h ... Show More
30m 59s
Aug 2021
Talkers Are Leaders, DNA Evidence Myth, Thinking Sans Brain
Learn about a key trait in group leaders; why DNA evidence is overrated; and a brainless slime mold that can “think.”The "babble hypothesis" of leadership says people who talk more are seen as leaders by Steffie DruckerDolan, E. W. (2021, July 17). New study finds people who spea ... Show More
13m 47s
Apr 2023
Alexa Hagerty, "Still Life with Bones: Genocide, Forensics, and What Remains" (Crown, 2023)
In Still Life with Bones: Genocide, Forensics, and What Remains (Crown, 2023), anthropologist Alexa Hagerty learns to see the dead body with a forensic eye. She examines bones for marks of torture and fatal wounds—hands bound by rope, machete cuts—and also for signs of identity: ... Show More
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