Smithsonian Magazine

Going Behind the Scenes With ‘Forensic Science on Trial’

This year, the museum opened “Forensic Science on Trial,” a temporary exhibition that explores how people influence the way forensic science is used in the pursuit of justice. The exhibition’s curator ...

Solving mysteries with moss: The history of using tiny plants as forensic evidence

Tiny plants, like moss, are easy to overlook. They're often as small as an eyelash, and they tend to grow on the ground in ...
insider.si.edu

Forensic Science on Trial

Guilty or not guilty? When science enters the courtroom, it brings with it the people and the history that have shaped it. This exhibition explores historic cases and how people influence the way ...
Purdue University

Forensic science sleuths move to forefront

Step aside, Dirty Harry. These days, scientists are getting the bad guys and the glory. And thanks to television and two passionate Purdue teachers whose courses have captured students’ imaginations, ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Forensic Science, History Day, a Latin Music Festival and More: Check Out These June Happenings

A new exhibition and “Civic Season” activities galore at the museum Amy Kehs NEW EXHIBITION “Forensic Science on Trial” 2 East, Albert H. Small Documents Gallery The History Film Forum presents the ...
The Texas Observer

A Brief History of Junk Science and Bad Forensics

John and Sally Sweek, a young married couple living in east Dallas, were known by friends—a lively party crowd—to sell cocaine out of their apartment. Two of those friends found their bodies there in ...