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Explaining forensic science in court with comics

Imagine being summoned as a juror in a murder trial. The expert responsible for analyzing DNA traces at the crime scene has just explained that they match the defendant's profile. "Then the culprit must be them," you think.

New essay warns of dangers in measurement illiteracy

Arthur Paul Pedersen, faculty research scientist with the CUNY Remote Sensing Earth Systems (CREST) Institute and adjunct assistant professor of computer science at The City College of New York's Grove School of Engineering, ...

Nature journaling provides differing benefits to adults and youth

Nature journaling—a recreational activity where people use words or pictures to capture an observation while outside in nature—became increasingly popular during and following the COVID-19 pandemic. A new study led by ...

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