Big Picture Science - Whodunit, Who'll Do It?
ENCORE: The tools of forensics have moved
way beyond fingerprint kits. These days, a prosecutor is as likely to
wave a fMRI brain scan as a smoking gun as “Exhibit A.” Discover what
happens when neuroscience has its day in court.
Meanwhile, research into the gold standard of identification,
DNA, marches on. One day we may determine a suspect’s eye color from a drop of blood.
Plus, why much of forensic science – from fingerprinting to the
polygraph – is more like reading tea leaves than science. And will
future crime victims be robots?
Guests:
This encore podcast was first released September 19, 2011
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