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When I read this story about a man who teaches people how to pass a polygraph test, I thought of my own multiple experiences with being polygraphed. Regular readers know that I preach reliable / repeatable science. Polygraph exams are not scientific, they're art forms. They're investigative tools. I remember my last test. Here I am, all 6'7" and 345 lbs, with a blood pressure cuff that doesn't

Over the weekend, I was honored to be invited to attend a Shooting Incident Reconstruction seminar taught by local firearms expert, Dr. Bruce Krell, PhD. I wasn't sure if I could spare the time to make it to the class, but the course announcement really got me interested. Here's a snippet: During the morning, we will be in an air conditioned classroom. During the afternoon, we will be out on a

As a follow-up to yesterday's post, I received a link to this story - How Courts Miss Bad Forensics. This story will really piss you off. It pissed me off. Here are some excerpts: "Despite Hayne’s impossible workload (over about 20 years he performed on average 1,200 to 1,800 autopsies per year, by his own admission), his lack of board certification, and the fact that he has on multiple

Along the lines of who are these people anyways, George Reis writes about his experiences with one of the members of the LA County Superior Court's list. "That ‘expert’ has testified 25 times in the past, but has had no training in Forensic Video Analysis or in any Comparative Science. His work experience was only peripherally related to video analysis. He does not have any certifications in

On Monday, I wrote about Ski's article on reducing JPEG artifacts. As a follow up, I went to the Foray web site and downloaded their free ForayJPGArtifactReductionTool. It's a saved action file that you can load into Photoshop that automates the steps outlined in Ski's article. When I loaded the action file, I noticed a few things about the steps that I want to share with you. All of the

"A Toast to the Flag" by John J. Daly - 1917 Here's to the red of it-- There's not a thread of it, No, nor a shred of it In all the spread of it From foot to head. But heroes bled for it, Faced steel and lead for it, Precious blood shed for it, Bathing it Red! Here's to the white of it-- Thrilled by the sight of it, Who knows the right of it, But feels the might of it Through

Over on Forensic Magazine, Foray's David “Ski” Witzke attempts to tackle the subject of crappy JPEG images. After reading his very long treatise on using older versions of Photoshop to try and reduce the many problems you'd run into with JPEG images, I'm so glad for my copy of FIVE. The Deblocking filter works great in reducing the appearance of JPEG blocks. Using FIVE means that I don't

Those that know me well know that I train Krav Maga. Krav Maga is the official self defense and hand to hand combat system of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), and has evolved to include training for use by Special Forces and paramilitary teams, as well as police and law enforcement, in addition to the general public. The principles that define Krav Maga allow students of all ages, ability, and

This just in from the National Center for Media Forensics: Sean Coetzee Memorial Scholarship We are making progress in our fundraising efforts for the Sean Coetzee Memorial Scholarship. So far, $3,500 of the $10,000 goal has been raised from the generosity and effort of many individuals. But we still need your help to meet our goal by extended deadline of December 10, 2014! Tax deductible