We've Been Using The Wrong Science In Court For 50 years
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Correction: At 2:47, we state 96% of cases were declared false, the FBI report found that examiners gave erroneous or exaggerated testimony under oath in 96% of those cases.
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0:00 The First Forensics Investigation
1:51 How accurate is hair in forensics?
3:30 Why Bite Marks Should Never Be Used In Court
5:22 Blood Spatter Analysis
8:04 How unique are fingerprints?
16:33 Is DNA evidence reliable?
21:38 How can we improve forensics as a science?
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Special thanks to the experts and collaborators who made this video possible:
For their fantastic insights and time in contributing to this video (in order of appearance) - Dr Mary Bush from the University at Buffalo, John Foster at the University of Greenwich, Dr Itiel Dror, and Professor Turi King.
For key expertise and consultation on the animations as well as wider research, Professor Denise Syndercombe Court of King’s College London and Dr John Butler of the National Institute for Standards and Technology.
For their expert contributions to the development and research of the video (in alphabetical order), Zack Kowalske (@TheScienceDetective), Dr Emmanuel Nsiah Amoako, Professor Nick Scurich, Derek Tremain, Dr Sophie Turfus, Theron Vines, Professor Graham Williams and Jerri Williams.
For key inspiration in the making of this video, Forensics: The Anatomy of Crime by Val McDermid, Patented: History of Inventions Podcast by History Hit, Murder Is Her Hobby: Frances Glessner Lee and The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death Exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, deathindiorama.com, and @forensicsprof videos on the Henry Classification System for fingerprint analysis.
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Reference List: https://ve42.co/ForensicsRefs
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Writers: Sarah Houlton and Gregor Čavlović
Producer and Director: Sarah Houlton
Presenter: Gregor Čavlović
Editors: Trenton Oliver and Axel Oliver
Assistant Editors: James Stuart and Peter Nelson
Animators: Emma Wright, Domonkos Józsa, Alex Drakoulis, Andrew Neet and Fabio Albertelli
Illustrator: Jakub Misiek
Researchers: Sophia Rose and Gabe Strong
Director of Photography: Richard Ing
Camera Assistant: Jack Stevenson
Additional Camera: Sarah Houlton
Additional Writer: Sophia Rose
Thumbnail Designers: Abdallah Rabah, Daniel Ellacott, Patryk Ziolkowski and Ben Powell
Production Team: Jess Bishop-Laggett, Glen Griffiths, Matthew Cavanagh, Anna Milkovic and Justin St Laurent
Executive Producers: Gregor Čavlović and Casper Mebius
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