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Monthly Archives: October 2020
Forensics: @CSIDDS has 3,000 views for October 2020. 23,000 for the year. From around the world.
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Forensics: US scientific failure. Dr. Tony Fauci comes clean on Trump’s pandemic response: America ‘could not possibly be positioned more poorly’
The nation’s leading infectious-disease expert gave a blunt assessment’s of President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 failures… — Read on http://www.rawstory.com/2020/10/dr-tony-fauci-comes-clean-on-trumps-response-america-could-not-possibly-be-positioned-more-poorly/amp/
Forensics: A Black Death mass grave at Thornton Abbey: the discovery and examination of a fourteenth-century rural catastrophe
Unfortunately, a contemporary issue we are experiencing via Covid. A Black Death mass grave at Thornton Abbey: the discovery and examination of a fourteenth-century rural catastrophe – Volume 94 Issue 373 — Read on http://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/black-death-mass-grave-at-thornton-abbey-the-discovery-and-examination-of-a-fourteenthcentury-rural-catastrophe/E0CC072A347CD3E91116DFB5133505F5/share/8f3d4b4a447ed6755d1d63a5b4359aead0957e62
Posted in AAFS, forensic pathology, Forensic Science, human identification, Mass Disaster recovery
Tagged covid 19, mass burials, plague
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Forensics: Anti-science. Kushner Bragged That Trump Wrested Control Of COVID-19 Response From Doctors
Classic anti-science brag from a Flatearther. This is also a death-cult from the Dark Ages. Kushner Bragged That Trump Wrested Control Of COVID-19 Response From Doctors: Report | HuffPost — Read on m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5f99e07bc5b6aab57a0f09a8
AAAS Fellow, Statistician Alicia Carriquiry Explains the Perils of Faulty Forensic Science Analysis | American Association for the Advancement of Science
Alicia is very polite. She is politely describing junk forensic sciences. Very politely. Did I mention polite? AAAS Fellow, Statistician Alicia Carriquiry Explains the Perils of Faulty Forensic Science Analysis | American Association for the Advancement of Science — Read … Continue reading
Forensics: The psych dissonance of the bitemarkers of the #AAFS. Thanks to @maxmhouck
Ditto from me. “We conclude by noting that the resistance to scientific challenge by the forensic odontologists in their editorial reflects the rear-guard defensiveness displayed by other forensic analysts and unprogressive prosecutors.” “The illogical defense of bite mark analysis by … Continue reading
Forensics: Anthropology Expert witness: Murdered 4-year-old Cleveland boy had defensive injuries when his remains were found
Very sad case. They all are. It was revealed in court Tuesday that a murdered 4-year-old Cleveland boy had broken bones consistent with defending himself when his remains were discovered. — Read on http://www.cleveland19.com/2020/10/27/expert-witness-murdered-year-old-cleveland-boy-had-defensive-injuries-when-his-remains-were-found/
Posted in AAFS, Crime, expert testimony, forensic pathology, post mortem interval
Tagged child murder, defensive wounds, forensic anthro
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Forensics: Neanderthal fathers were younger than Homo sapiens, but mothers were older, study says.
Sounds like Beverly Hills. Neanderthal fathers were younger than Homo sapiens, but mothers were older, study says – CNN — Read on http://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/04/27/world/neanderthal-parents-denisovan-iceland-genes-scn/index.html
Posted in AAFS, Forensic Science
Tagged DNA, genomic traits, neanderthal, we all are neanderthals
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Forensics: We Were Wrong About Neanderthals. Here’s Why That Matters
Great example of how old school scientific resistance exists everywhere. Bad- mouthing the Neanderthals connects with racial tropes. Modern archaeology paints a compelling portrait of our misunderstood relatives. Here’s how our understanding of Neanderthals has changed. — Read on time.com/5904203/neanderthals-myths/
Posted in AAFS, Forensic Science, Forensic Science Bias
Tagged Anthropology, racial myths
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Forensics: Bad news regarding Covid-19 brain pathology: Accelerated cognitive damage.
Un-published as yet but a very large sample from the UK. http://www.huffpost.com/entry/covid-age-brain-10-years_l_5f984790c5b6740dfba247c4
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