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• Q and A: What Happens When a Person Is Exposed to the Vacuum of Space?

  

  Q: What sort of damage does the human body suffer in the vacuum of space? How long can one survive and what will happen to the person who does survive? Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Crime and Science Radio: My Lying Eyes: Audio-Video-Image Enhancement Expert...

  

  The case depends upon a digital recording, but does it tell the whole truth?  Can you know if an image, video or audio recording in discovery is a forgery?... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Could You “Remember” a Crime You Didn’t Commit?

  

  Yes, you could. It’s a strange phenomenon in humans that they will erroneously “remember” events, or create memories from whole cloth, and, at times, even... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Writer’s Digest Thriller Online Writing Conference Coming June 19 & 20

  

  The Writer’s Digest Thriller Online Writing Conference is coming Friday & Saturday, June 19 & 20, 2015My Class: VOICE: Whose Story Is It? is Saturday, June 20, ... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Wildfires and Forensic Science

  

  Here in Southern California, we are not strangers to wild fires. Other parts of the world are similarly afflicted. Some are natural, from lightning for... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Crime and Science Radio: The Anatomy of Innocence: An Interview with Author,...

  

  Join Jan Burke and me as we welcome Laura Caldwell to Crime and Science Radio on Saturday 6-6-15 at 10 a.m. PDTBIO: Laura Caldwell is a... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Crows Are Very Giving Creatures

  

  Crows are clever, smart, and natural-born scavengers. They tend to collect objects that catch their eye—usually things that shine or reflect. Eight-year-old Gab... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• ITW’s Best First Sentence Contest

  

  Are you an ITW member or are you going to ThrillerFest this July?If so, submit your best first sentence for a chance to win a critique from one of our Master... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Crime and Science Radio: Investigating the Criminal Mind with Author Alan...

  

  Join Jan Burke and me as we welcome author Alan Jacobson to Crime and Science Radio Saturday 5-23-15 at 10 a.m. PDTBIO: Alan Jacobson is the national bestsellin... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Does “Body Recognition” Compare With DNA?

  

  The forensic anatomy researchers at the University of Adelaide think this just might be the case. If so, this technique might be useful in identifying... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Book Review: Jack of Spades by Joyce Carol Oates

  

  Jack of Spades by Joyce Carol OatesPublisher: Grove/AtlanticPub Date: May 5, 2015ISBN-10: 0802123945ISBN-13: 978-0802123947201 pagesJack of Spades is a quirky... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Crystal Pattern Mapping: A New Technique For Restoring Obliterated Serial Numbers

  

  Serial numbers on firearms offer investigators a reliable method for tracing ownership. To avoid this connection, criminals will often attempt to obliterate... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Crime and Science Radio: A Fly for the Prosecution: An Interview with Forensic...

  

  Join Jan Burke and me as we discuss bugs and bodies with forensic entomologist Dr. M. Lee Goff.BIO: Dr. M. Lee Goff is one of the founding members of the... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Your Hair Dye Just Might Sink Your Perfect Crime

  

  Hair and fibers and other trace evidence are often unknowingly left at the crime scene by the perpetrator. And those clever CSI folks can find these tidbits... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Don’t Miss Master CraftFest

  

  Master CraftFest is ITW’s one-day writing intensive where a small group of students gather with a single instructor to workshop each student’s manuscript. Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• With Modern Forensic Science Is the Perfect Crime Impossible?

  

  Probably. Likely. Not to mention that getting away with any crime requires a healthy dose of luck.Professor Wesley Vernon of Huddersfield University agrees. Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Crime and Science Radio: Digging Up The Facts with Award-winning Investigative...

  

  Join Jan Burke and I Saturday, 10-25-15 on Crime and Science Radio for Digging Up The Facts with Award-winning Investigative Reporter Hank Phillippi Ryan  BIO:... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Look Who’s Teaching at CraftFest This Year

  

  This year CraftFest will be special. We have some very talented instructors who will help you write your own best-seller. Join us. It will be fun and will kick... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Would Lincoln Have Survived With Modern Medical Treatment?

  

  Lincoln’s assassination took place 150 years ago this evening. He died the next day, April 15, 1865. Since he lived overnight, could modern medicine techniques... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Crime and Science Radio: FROM CRADLE TO COURT: CHILD DEATH INVESTIGATOR LISA...

  

  Join Jan Burke and me on Saturday April 11, 2015 as we welcome Lisa Mayhew, child death investigator to the show.  BIO: With both her bachelor and master degree... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE