#pcast

[zorosnavigator]

Quand tu regardes pour voir si le dessin animé la quête d'ewilan sort bientôt/ou si y a une date et que tu tombes sur ça😭😭

Je viens juste de voir ça!!!!😭😭

Je savais que ça aller prendre plus de temps que prévu mais 2025????!

Mon dieu comme ça me donne envie!!!!!

[ailelie]

tl;dr: Don't trust (most) forensic science

"Bad Evidence" from The Intercept

Hair analysts testifying on the stand had made erroneous statements in at least 33 death penalty cases, according to the agency. “Nine of these defendants have already been executed and five died of other causes while on death row.”

[...]

Much of the recent upheaval in the forensics world can be traced back to a landmark study released by the National Academy of Sciences in 2009. Titled “Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward,” the report questioned the scientific basis for virtually every forensic discipline used to convict people and send them to prison. With the exception of DNA analysis, it found, “no forensic method has been rigorously shown to have the capacity to consistently, and with a high degree of certainty, demonstrate a connection between evidence and a specific individual or source.”

[...]

The NAS report, and an even more stinging critique of pattern-matching practices released by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology in 2016, were particularly critical of bite marks. The “available scientific evidence strongly suggests that examiners cannot consistently agree on whether an injury is a human bite mark and cannot identify the source of [a] bite mark with reasonable accuracy,” reads the PCAST report — a problem the group did not think could be rectified. “PCAST considers the prospects of developing bite-mark analysis into a scientifically valid method to be low. We advise against devoting significant resources to such efforts.”

Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward

By using the term “underresourced,” the committee means to imply all of its dimensions. Existing data suggest that forensic laboratories are underresourced and understaffed, which contributes to a backlog in cases and likely makes it difficult for laboratories to do as much as they could to inform investigations, provide strong evidence for prosecutions, and avoid errors that could lead to imperfect justice. But underresourced also means that the tools of forensic science are not as strong as they could be. The knowledge base that underpins analysis and the interpretation of evidence—which enable the forensic science disciplines to excel at informing investigations, providing strong evidence for prosecutions, and avoiding errors that could lead to imperfect judgment—is incomplete in important ways.

[...]

Although DNA laboratories are expected to conduct their examinations under stringent quality controlled environments, errors do occasionally occur. They usually involve situations in which interpretational ambiguities occur or in which samples were inappropriately processed and/or contaminated in the laboratory. Errors also can occur when there are limited amounts of DNA, which limits the amount of test information and increases the chance of misinterpretation. Casework reviews of mtDNA analysis suggest a wide range in the quality of testing results that include contamination, inexperience in interpreting mixtures, and differences in how a test is conducted.

[...]

Uniqueness and persistence are necessary conditions for friction ridge identification to be feasible, but those conditions do not imply that anyone can reliably discern whether or not two friction ridge impressions were made by the same person. Uniqueness does not guarantee that prints from two different people are always sufficiently different that they cannot be confused, or that two impressions made by the same finger will also be sufficiently similar to be discerned as coming from the same source. The impression left by a given finger will differ every time, because of inevitable variations in pressure, which change the degree of contact between each part of the ridge structure and the impression medium. None of these variabilities—of features across a population of fingers or of repeated impressions left by the same finger—has been characterized, quantified, or compared.

"How did we fall for the junk science of forensics?" from The Spectator

I believed in the polygraph test, in an unthinking way, right up until last week when I read a new book by M. Chris Fabricant, Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System, which carefully and unarguably explains that almost every forensic science is unreliable, and most are entirely bogus. It’s not just polygraphs, says Fabricant, but the whole damn shooting match: arson investigation, hair microscopy, bullet lead analysis, voice spectrometry, hand-writing and bloodstain spatter analysis. ‘The list of discredited forensic techniques is considerable,’ writes Fabricant.

"We Need To Get Junk Science Out of Courtrooms" from Current Affairs

Fabricant:  

I defined junk science in the book as subjective speculation masquerading as scientific evidence. And what I mean by that is that there is no scientific or empirical basis for the opinion. It’s based largely on training and experience and hasn’t been demonstrated to be valid and reliable through scientific research done through the scientific method and published in peer-reviewed journals, the way that mainstream typical science works.

In forensics, what we often have as compared to mainstream science are forensic techniques and knowledge generated by law enforcement. And typically, it’s done in an ad hoc basis. It will become useful in a particular case or a particular crime. Bite mark evidence is an example that I use in the book to demonstrate how a particular form of junk science gets introduced into the legal system. But it really only takes one case—one precedent-establishing case—or one judge to allow in one technique, and it’s very, very hard to exclude that evidence forever thereafter, no matter how junky it was to begin with.

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Yes, it’s a fundamental problem with forensics. A lot of it goes back to what we were talking about earlier in terms of the difference between mainstream science and forensic sciences. One of the other examples that I point to in the book is arson investigation. Arson investigation, like bite mark evidence, hair microscopy, blood spatter evidence, firearms analysis—many of these techniques really operate in essentially a guild-like structure. The masters of the trade have the received wisdom that is passed down from mentor to mentee, generation from generation. A lot of it is folklore. What I mean is that it sounds science-y, and there are big textbooks, and there are leading practitioners of the field who become very high flying and high paid consultants. But it’s just never been tested.

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One of the real problems with fingerprints and forensics, generally, is that there aren’t any standards nationally for, well, anything in particular—even as a threshold issue as to how much information you need in a latent fingerprint to make a so-called match. We know, today, that fingerprints have not been demonstrated as a matter of science to be unique. I think they probably are. I’m not arguing that they aren’t. But we don’t know this as a fact. What’s more important in forensics is that we don’t know how similar two fingerprints are. When you’re talking about latent fingerprints, these are smudges at crime scenes. If we don’t have any standards for how much information in that smudge you need, then you get a real problem with creating a potential wrongful conviction, a false positive, because some fingerprint experts will be willing to make a match based on very little information. What we get in that type of situation is the influence of cognitive bias on that conclusion. All forensics have a certain amount of subjectivity, some much more than others. Fingerprints are no different in that there aren’t any measurements being taken here to say that we need to have within a measurement of uncertainty, that when we declare a match that we know exactly what that means as a measurement, that this came within our one-millimeter degree of confidence in this measurement on this loop and this loop on this fingerprint. We don’t do that; it’s eyeballed.

[amysubmits]

R u still planning on bringing back the pcast?

Yes!

I don't think it'll ever be a nicely scheduled thing but we hope to do episodes randomly when we can. CD had suggested recording one Sunday but after talking we decided to wait as we wanted to put our emotional energy into other things. But hopefully very soon.

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TheWhiteHouseSpin.Com / SPIN PUBLISHING

LIVE 10:05 AM ET ~ President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.'s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology: Discussion of Report: Federal Vision for Advancing Nutrition Science in the United States

Reported by Karen Ann Carr

WASHINGTON DC - President Joseph R. Biden’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) meet to discuss the report: Federal Vision for Advancing Nutrition Science in the United States. This meeting is convened at 10:05 AM ET in Washington DC on Thursday, March 14 2024.

President Biden’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) is meeting to discuss and consider for approval a report to the President on the Federal Vision for Advancing Nutrition Science in the United States.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwSE7jJM1tM

https://thewhitehousespin.blogspot.com/2024/03/live-1005am-pcast-discussion-of-report_14.html

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[worldspotlightnews]

Biden to discuss risks of AI in meeting with science advisers today - SUCH TV

US President Joe Biden will discuss the “risks and opportunities” that artificial intelligence poses for people, society and national security during a meeting with science and technology advisers at the White House on Tuesday, an official said. Biden, a Democrat, is scheduled to meet with the President’s Council of Advisers on Science and Technology (PCAST) on the same day that his predecessor,…

[breakingnews0]

Artificial intelligence statement from US President Biden! Look at the question that everyone is wondering, what did he answer? #Tech #Technology #technews

US President Joe Biden said that technology companies should take responsibility for the dangers that artificial intelligence may cause and that Congress should take steps in this context. A question about whether artificial intelligence is dangerous, Biden said, “We will see over time. It may be.” replied. Biden met with the President’s Council of Science and Technology Advisers (PCAST) at the…

[elrincondelescritornovato]

Saludos, a todas y todos quienes me siguen, estoy recién en estás últimas dos semanas en otro proyecto. Ese es utilizando Anchor para desarrollar podcast. "La caja de las aficiones compartidas" es un proyecto de tipo experimental, estoy evaluando no solo mis posibles habilidades en ese campo, sino también la utilidad y versatilidad de Anchor como plataforma de podcast. Pido por favor, si tienen algo de tiempo disponible, escucharlo, y transmitirme por este medio sus apreciaciones objetivas, de esa forma podré evolucionar mejor en este proyecto. El podcast puede escucharse no solo en Anchor, también en Spotify, breakeraudio, podcast de google, pcast y radiopublic. Muchas gracias por leer. He aquí el enlace: https://anchor.fm/csar-martnez1 . . . . . #cesarmartinezmaracay #elrincondelescritornovato #elrincóndelescritornovato #proyectodepodcast #anchor #spotify #breakeraudio #podcastdegoogle #pcast #radiopublic #podcast #podcaster #podcasters #diseñomimaterialvisual #aprendopormipropioesfuerzo #ocupomimenteenalgoproductivo #escalotodoloquepuedoparaavanzar #usoloqueaprendoparairhaciaadelante #nopierdotiemposentadomeaesperar #elconocimientoespoder #voyylohago #devenezuela #maracayescultura #maracay #emprendoparamantenermimenteocupada (en Venezuela, Maracay, Edo Aragua) https://www.instagram.com/p/CL5DjeNFXyk/?igshid=lwok5lj67chd

[seriousbusinessforhumans]

Last week, President Joe Biden signed over two dozen executive actions and proclamations, largely undoing many of Trump's most destructive policies.

This week...Biden continued the executive order melee..

JANUARY 25

Executive Order on Enabling All Qualified Americans to Serve Their Country in Uniform

31. Biden says trans people can serve in the military too. 

Proclamation on the Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Non-Immigrants of Certain Additional Persons Who Pose a Risk of Transmitting Coronavirus Disease

32. Biden reinstates COVID-19 traveling restrictions for non-U.S. citizens traveling to the United States. 

Executive Order on Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America’s Workers

33. Buy American! This is Ol' Joe making good on a campaign promise to strengthen American manufacturing through the purchasing power of the federal government. Also! It commits to replacing the entire federal fleet of cars, SUVs, and trucks with American-made electric vehicles over time. 

JANUARY 26

Memorandum on Tribal Consultation and Strengthening Nation-to-Nation Relationships

34. Biden wants to strengthen the relationship between the federal government and tribal governments. This memo affirms the sovereignty of American Indian and Alaska Native tribes, directing federal agencies to communicate more regularly with indigenous officials on how policies might affect them.

Executive Order on Reforming Our Incarceration System to Eliminate the Use of Privately Operated Criminal Detention Facilities

35. Biden tells the Department of Justice to end its contracts with private prisons. This SOUNDS cool, but does not address facilities run by the Department of Homeland Security, ICE detention centers, nor state prisons.

Memorandum Condemning and Combating Racism, Xenophobia, and Intolerance Against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States

36. The memo also directs the Department of Justice on how to better collect data on anti-Asian hate incidents.

Memorandum on Redressing Our Nation’s and the Federal Government’s History of Discriminatory Housing Practices and Policies

37. Biden tells the Department of Housing and Urban Development to examine the effects of the Trump administration's actions that undermined fair housing policies and laws, and correct them. It also acknowledges....effects of redlining on Black communities as well as other communities of color and queer people. 

JANUARY 27 

Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad

38. This order notably directs the secretary of the interior to "pause new oil and natural gas leases on public lands or in offshore waters." It also establishes a National Climate Task Force.

Executive Order on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

39. this one reestablishes the PCAST. This robust council advises the president on policy related to science, technology, and innovation. 

Memorandum on Restoring Trust in Government Through Scientific Integrity and Evidence-Based Policymaking

40. It requires the director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to ensure "that agencies adhere to the principles of scientific integrity." There will be a task force. It is called the Task Force on Scientific Integrity, in case you were wondering.

[lo-fi-charming]

right, so. i've been having a lot of feelings about daisy lately (big surprise), but specifically, i've been thinking that it's really interesting how she interacts with jon in season 4 given... everything that's happened, and what can possibly be inferred about her character.

like, okay, im trying to break my thoughts down to be more succinct. it's my impression that daisy's biggest fear is being a helpless victim (prey), and right after that, being betrayed by someone she previously trusted (The Pack, part n parcel to being part of the hunt). there's also a theme of guilt prevalent in all this, which is important in how it influences her feelings (fear and aggression) towards jon.

daisy's response to feeling cornered/unsafe/victimized - before the buried - is to fight. she evolves into a hunter to take out perceived threats. and she takes to it, she's good at it, she likes doing it. but as she tells jon in the buried, isolated from the influence of the hunt, it's then and there that she feels the most like herself in years. and so what might that imply about daisy's character? who is daisy when she feels like 'herself'?

imo, it means that daisy is someone who feels stuck: crushed by fear and guilt, and afraid of herself - of what she's capable of doing, but also, what might happen to her if she doesn't fight back

all of this to say, i think the fact that jon is the one who she develops a bond with in season 4 is especially interesting considering their history. and usually this is from the angle of daisy's treatment of jon - intimidating him, physically harming him, kidnapping/threatening to kill him. but lately ive been thinking about what it must have been like for her, too, because you really wouldn't think daisy would feel comfortable being around jon even after he saves her from the buried.

because jon sort of represents... a lot of what she fears! the entire reason daisy becomes so fixated on jon in season 3 is because she sees him as a monster, something that needs to be taken care of. he compelled her (on accident) the first time they met, pulling out a statement of a moment that truly frightened her. he extracted a memory that made daisy feel scared and helpless. and then jon saves daisy, yes, but this also him seeing her at her most scared and most vulnerable - so helpless she literally begs him to save her if he can.

not only that, but daisy feels guilt for what she's done to jon, too - and not just him, but many of the people she's hurt. she repeatedly emphasizes the fact that she has done harm and took advantage of her position specifically to cause harm and get away with it. she even admits to jon in the buried that she planned on killing him after the unknowing.

so like... here is jon. someone who knows daisy, which is scary to her. because to know daisy is to know the things she's done, the bad, horrible things - but also to know that she is scared, and to see her vulnerability. this is daisy's greatest fear: to be vulnerable and helpless, to be at the mercy of a monster. you'd think jon would be the last person she'd want to be around. that she'd be afraid of him, or embarrassed, or simply too guilty.

but s4 is about daisy choosing to be vulnerable and helpless if the alternative is falling back into old, bad habits. so i guess it just, like... reflects that, maybe.. how she confronts the reality of her situation through interacting with jon? even if it's not initially her idea (more necessity, since she can't handle being alone and basira/melanie can't always be around to keep an eye on her)

it's sort of like a reflection of jon, and what daisy does for him in s4, standing as a warning of what jon could become if he embraces his powers. and then both of them commiserating about what happens when you actively choose not to feed the powers keeping you alive...

[daddy-ul]

Bob Rock in the Desert

from Metallica - Metallica, Classic Albums

transcript under the cut

Bob Rock: when I made my mind up to do metallica, I wanted to do metallica, but oddly enough I had to choose between metallica and doing, uhm... I worked with Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora, and he and I are great friends. And he said I wanna do a solo and I want you to do it. At that point it was like, you know: should I let down a friend or should I do this band? So I ended up going on a vacation with my family --my kids and my wife-- we are going through the desert by the Grand Canyon, we are driving along. And there is this person on the side of the road, an indian on the side of the road, in the middle of absolutely nowhere, sitting on the side of the road with a Metallica t-shirt on. And I went "oh my god! that's a sign!". About an hundred miles I stopped for gas. I went into a gas station, to pay for the gas, and Metallica were on the radio, and everybody said that they've never been on the radio -that's when I knew. I phoned my manager, I said: "sorry Ritchie, I gotta do this".

[gorgugplushie]

The website I read free comics on got taken down FUCK

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TheWhiteHouseSpin.Com / SPIN PUBLISHING LIVE 2:30 PM ET ~ President Joseph Biden, Jr. convenes a meeting with the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST Reported by Karen Ann Carr

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. convenes a meeting with the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) at 2:30 AM PDT on Wednesday, September 27, 2023.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD5I5MOY2o0

https://thewhitehousespin.blogspot.com/2023/09/live-230-pm-et-president-biden-holds.html

#News #PBS #CSPAN #NBC #CNN #ABC #MSNBC #FoxNews #SpinPublishing #WhiteHouseSpin #TheWhiteHouse #NewsMax

[doubleca5t]

TBH I ship you with lightsareonavanity ever since she appeared on the pcast 💞

1) her url is @lightsaroundyourvanity (it's a lyric from a song featured in Supernatural lmao)

2) You're insane

[loverboyinthekitchen]

I AM SO FULL OF LOVE HERE ARE MY TOP FIVE THINGS RIGHT NOW 

number one is my wife she is so funny and beautiful and so so smart and strong and pretty and i love her and i miss her but its okay because i know she's having so much fun

number two is my favourite podcasts msytery spotcast which is an spn rewatch pcast by two recovering spn fans who watch it so no one else has to!!!! GO WATCH IT RIGHT NOW . also @genderswappodcastits literally just two trans siblings talking about everything and anything and it is. MWAH CHEFS KISS????? so so fuckin good. ALSO GO LISTEN !!

number three is BEES. BUMBLEBEES????? OHHHH GOD BUMBLEBEES

number four is my dog . he is a very funny guy and i luv him. recently he has been acting up through so uh we gotta get a handle on that

number five is . um. um um um . the lord of the rings universe but only the shire because i want to live tehre so badly