Video Lending Library Feature: Can Science Stop Crime?

crimeA provocative title indeed! This DVD, by NOVA Science Now, comprises three segments. Criminal Minds: Born or Made? looks at how genes, brain structure and social and environmental issues influence our behavior. Death Detectives explores the investigation of dead bodies. Secrets of Lie Detection examines the biology of lying. There is also a profile of computer scientist Tadayoshi Kohno, who hacks into everyday machines in the effort to stay one step ahead of the criminals. Borrow Can Science Stop Crime? from the WGBY Collection at the Springfield Public Library.

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