Cross-Examining Forensics
The Supreme Court says that forensics analysts can be cross-examined...for now.
Science
Would You Wear a Serial Killer's Sweater?
On jellyfish genes, autism, politics, and how our intuitions lead us into strange territory.
The Joys of Brain Scrubbing
The advantages of memory deletion in a collectively omniscient world
A Forensics Charlatan Gets Caught in the Act
Video from a defense attorney's sting exposes Mississippi bite-mark "expert" Michael West.
In Criminal Cases, Should Science Only Serve the State?
Forensic scientists who testify for criminal defendants are under fire. They ought to be praised.
Stem Cells Are Not Just About Science
Obama's policy ignores ethics and morality
Clouding Up Man-Made Global Warming
Final dispatch from the International Conference on Climate Change in New York
What Planetary Emergency?
Dispatch from day two of the International Conference on Climate Change in New York
How to Bring Real Science Into the Courtroom
A disturbing new report says our criminal courts have been relying on bad evidence.
Neanderthal Rights
The morality of resurrecting our closest evolutionary cousins
Who's Your Daddy?
Children of sperm donors are seeking more information about their once-anonymous fathers, sometimes at the risk of the fertility industry itself.
