The Failings of Forensic Science, Part I

<p>In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss urohidrosis: the avian habit of urinating and/or defecating onto the scaly parts of one&rsquo;s own legs. Find out what it&rsquo;s all about&hellip; (originally published 11/19/2024)</p><p>See <a href=" ... Show More

<p>In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe consider the 1974 Thai co-production "Hanuman vs. &amp; Ultraman," in which the hindu god Hanuman teams up with the Ultra Seven to defeat evil monsters and dastardly human plots. (originally published 5/28/2021)</p><p>S ... Show More

<p>In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss some of the various sacred trees of the world, including the giant sequoias of North America and the &lsquo;Ōhi&lsquo;a Lehua of Hawaii.&nbsp;(originally published 11/14/2024)</p><p>See <a href="https:/ ... Show More

Forensic Science is supposed to provide perfect certainty in the most serious criminal cases. What if it's all a bunch of bullshit? Robert sits down with Dr. Kaveh Hoda to talk about all the myriad cons in forensic "science.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

‏الحلقة الثامنة حبيبات اللقاح تكشف المجرمين للحصول على نسختكم من مجلة العلوم الجنائية يمكنكم زيارة موقعنا www.saudicsi.com هذه الحلقة من تقديم علي العلوي واعداد أ.د. عبدالرحمن الضباح د. سلطان آل جابر أ. العسول سيف وعلي العلوي نسعد بكم ونرحب بالاستماع إلى آرائكم على بريدنا Forensi ... Show More

Raychelle Burks is a forensic chemist and an associate professor at American University. She's also a big fan of murder mysteries. Today, we talk pop culture forensics with Raychelle and what signs to look for to know whether or not a tv crime show is getting the science right. ( ... Show More

‏الأدلة الرقمية .. أفاق حديثة في العلوم الجنائية الحلقة الرابعة من بودكاست جنائيات أعد الحلقة وراجعها د. عبدالرحمن الضباح محمد عسيري د. سلطان آل جابر علي العلوي ومن تقديم علي العلوي نسعد بكم ونرحب بالاستماع إلى آرائكم على بريدنا Forensics@saudicsi.com وعلى منصتنا www.saudicsi.com ... Show More

<p>Ben Bowlin of Stuff They Don't Want You to Know joins the show to talk about DNA forensics, cold cases and science. How reliable is DNA evidence?</p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com ... Show More

<p>There’s a sticky issue scientists have to deal with – science is carried out by humans. We humans have flaws (and how) and they can end up in our work. Fortunately, science is waking up to research bias. In the meantime, here’s what to look out for.</p><p> </p> Learn more abou ... Show More

‏كيف تقودنا العظام في التعرف على الضحايا ؟ قضيتنا الأولى هي أول قضية تاريخية تم توثيقها لعلم الأنثروبولوجيا الجنائي ودور د. جورج دورسي العظيم في هذا المجال. في عام ١٨٩٧م. * تعديل في تاريخ القضية التاريخ الصحيح هو ١٨٩٧ وليس ١٩٩٧م. ومضات علمية عن علم الأنثروبولوجيا الجنائي. القضية ... Show More

Break the Science Barrier is a TV documentary that I presented on Channel 4 in 1996. It argues for the importance, for society, of scientific ways of thinking. In it, I interviewed David Attenborough, Alec Jeffreys, who discovered DNA fingerprinting, and Douglas Adams, who gave a ... Show More

A Forensic look at ForensicsNo dead strawberries this week, but plenty of dead bodies, as Brian Cox and Robin Ince take a gruesome look at the science of death and some of the more unusual ways that forensic scientists are able to look for and gather clues and evidence. From inse ... Show More

“It’s not really science,” says David Michaels, PhD. “It’s public relations disguised as science.” Today, the epidemiologist and author of The Triumph of Doubt explains how frequently science is manipulated across industries—from tobacco to personal-care products to football. Dur ... Show More