Science and the challenges of evidence-based forensics
Detectives and scientists have a lot in common. Both collect data, develop hypotheses and test their assumptions. And both pursue evidence in the hope of a definitive finding. Science was key to the exploits of fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, who developed tests to detect poisons and other clues. Another fictional British detective, Dr. John Evelyn […]
Detectives and scientists have a lot in common. Both collect data, develop hypotheses and test their assumptions. And both pursue evidence in the hope of a definitive finding. Science was key to the exploits of fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, who developed tests to detect poisons and other clues. Another fictional British detective, Dr. John Evelyn […]
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