In true science there is a difference between a blind experiment and open experiment. The blind method is a part of the scientific method. The blind experimental model is used to prevent research outcomes from being influenced by observer bias. Observer bias is also called observer-expectancy effect (also called the experimenter-expectancy effect, observer effect, contextual […]

Definition of Forensic Science Terms
Perhaps the best place to start at the beginning. Let’s start with some basic definitions of terms. The must basic place to start is a discussion of the scientific method. Not so obvious to some, but it is a method. It is the best method known to man to logically seek to prove or disprove […]

The Importance of Truth in Forensic Science
Everyone has a blog it seems. Why add a new to the ever increasingly cluttered landscape of the internet. In other words: “Why will this blog matter to you?” The reason I started this blog was simple. Spreading the good word of good forensic science and spreading the word of “bad” forensic science.