mvario, 3 months ago to random

Investigation: ‘Gold Standard’ Of Evidence Turned To Pyrite By Colorado Crime Lab Employee | Techdirt

https://www.techdirt.com/2024/03/11/investigation-gold-standard-of-evidence-turned-to-pyrite-by-colorado-crime-lab-employee/

#JunkScience

InfoMgmtExec, 5 months ago to random

#COVIDSurrender. #MassDeathNormalized in #DeSantisville (#ShitHoleState). #Nihilists. #JunkScience. #Authoritarians. #Trumpistan.
Florida surgeon general calls for halt on mRNA covid vaccines, citing debunked claim https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/01/03/florida-surgeon-general-ladapo-covid-vaccine/

mvario, 5 months ago to random

How the Junk Science of Hair Analysis Keeps People Behind Bars – Mother Jones

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/12/how-the-junk-science-of-hair-analysis-keeps-people-behind-bars/

#JunkScience

dgoldsmith, 7 months ago to random

From @ErinInTheMorn:

The fascists use Potemkin science: not the real thing, just a fake facade that superficially resembles it. Can't get a real journal to publish your fake science paper? Start a fake journal with the flood of cash from right-wing billionaires.

“Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria” Republished In Junk-Science Journal With A Shady Record https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/rapid-onset-gender-dysphoria-republished
#fascism #transphobia #JunkScience

ProPublica, 8 months ago to DadBin

A Lab Test That Experts Liken to a Witch Trial Is Helping Send Women to Prison for #Murder

The “lung float” test claims to help determine if a #baby was born alive or dead, but many medical examiners say it’s too unreliable.

Yet the test is still being used to bring murder charges — and get convictions.

#Pregnancy #Stillbirth #Mothers #Parents #Families #Health #HealthCare #CriminalJustice #JunkScience #Science #Forensics #News

https://www.propublica.org/article/is-lung-float-test-reliable-stillbirth-medical-examiners-murder?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

mvario, 8 months ago to random

EU-Funded ‘Automated Deception Detection’ Border Security Project Concludes, But Public Aren’t Allowed To See Research Details | Techdirt

https://www.techdirt.com/2023/09/21/eu-funded-automated-deception-detection-border-security-project-concludes-but-public-arent-allowed-to-see-research-details/

#JunkScience

ProPublica, 9 months ago to science

911 Call Analysis...
Bloodstain-Pattern Analysis...
Scientific Content Analysis...

These are just some of the dubious #forensic techniques that have spread throughout the #criminal justice system for decades.

Here’s what ProPublica has learned about junk forensic #science techniques and how they proliferate.

#Police #Crime #CriminalJustice #Prosecutors #Courts #JunkScience #DexterWasNotReal

https://www.propublica.org/article/understanding-junk-science-forensics-criminal-justice

What's some really unpopular opinion you have?

Most of the time when people say they have an unpopular opinion, it turns out it’s actually pretty popular....

mvario, 10 months ago to random

South Dakota’s Top Court Reaffirms Its Refusal To Consider Polygraph Tests To Be Actual ‘Evidence’ Of Anything | Techdirt

https://www.techdirt.com/2023/08/09/south-dakotas-top-court-reaffirms-its-refusal-to-consider-polygraph-tests-to-be-actual-evidence-of-anything/

#JunkScience

mvario, 10 months ago to random

Maryland’s Top Court Calls Bullshit On Ballistic Forensics | Techdirt

https://www.techdirt.com/2023/07/20/marylands-top-court-calls-bullshit-on-ballistic-forensics/

#JunkScience

matthewfacciani, 1 year ago to science

Great summary & graph that explains the levels of scientific evidence.
https://newslit.org/educators/resources/levels-of-scientific-evidence/ #education #science
@sociology @psychology @openscience