Anna Sandiford • Dec 17, 2013 •
Here is a link to an article on Stuff.co.nz today that deals with the CSI effect: TV shows having an influence on juries. As you will see, I added my two pennarth to it. In my experience over the last 12 months, as a phenomenon the CSI effect raises less questions at presentations and lectures (read more) … Read More
Grant Jacobs • Jul 13, 2011 •
Book review and competition to win a copy of sciblogs colleague Anna Sandiford’s book Expert Witness. Win a copy (I’m keeping this open until Sunday midnight; it’s still open.) We’re giving away a copy of sciblogs writer Anna Sandiford’s book Expert … Read More
Anna Sandiford • Mar 25, 2011 •
Whilst filming an episode of Media 7 on Wednesday about the CSI effect, I was struck (not physically) by two things: 1. people genuinely seem interested in the CSI effect; 2. everyone has a different take on what it is and how they see it in the programmes they watch. It was interesting to hear [...] … Read More
Anna Sandiford • Aug 02, 2010 •
Here is an interesting CSI graphic from ForensicScience.net. It does a nice job of demonstrating the internationally-recognised phenomenon “the CSI Effect”, on which I have blogged and presented and generally griped for some time (see Part 3: CSI effect/forensic science jobs, The CSI Effect – it’s real and CSI effect: the speed and appliance of [...] … Read More
Anna Sandiford • Jul 06, 2010 •
I have just returned on a bumpy flight from Nelson following my stint at SciCon 2010, the the biennial conference of the New Zealand Association of Science Educators (NZASE). The theme of SciCon 2010 is ‘Journey to Discovery’ and there are plenty of interesting speakers and workshops (it runs until this Wednesday, 7 July). Having [...] … Read More
Anna Sandiford • Jul 05, 2010 •
I have just returned on a bumpy flight from Nelson following my stint at SciCon 2010, the the biennial conference of the New Zealand Association of Science Educators (NZASE). The theme of SciCon 2010 is ‘Journey to Discovery’ and there are plenty of interesting speakers and workshops (it runs until this Wednesday, 7 July). Having [...] … Read More