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The Naked Scientists Podcast

Whodunnit? Fascinating Forensics

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

Natural Sciences, Science, Science Radio, Naked Scientists, Health & Fitness, Engineering, Medicine, Technology, Life Sciences

4.6958 Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2015

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

From crime scene to court room and all the evidence in between. Join Chris Smith and Ginny Smith at our reconstructed crime scene to find out how science is used to help solve a forensic investigation, including dissecting pig organs, testing for drugs, planting false memories into our audiences' brains and trying out the world's first lie detector suit... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Transcript

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0:00.0

And the Hello and welcome to the naked scientists with me Chris Smith and also with

0:19.1

Ginny Smith and you find us this week at the Cambridge Science Center

0:22.1

where we're recording this program

0:23.9

in which we're recreating a crime scene to reveal how science helps us to solve crimes

0:28.2

in front of this wonderful audience.

0:33.0

And so our story begins.

0:38.0

And so our story begins.

0:41.0

It was early this morning when the manager of the Cambridge Science Center came upon the gruesome site now in front of us.

0:47.0

As she entered the center, she was surprised to notice that the door to the office which was normally kept locked was wide open.

0:55.0

Crossing the room to look inside, she almost literally stumbled across the body of

1:01.0

Mr Wells, the centre's accountant, lying unmoving on the floor.

1:06.8

Bending down to check his pulse, it didn't take her long to realize that the body was

1:11.2

cold.

1:12.4

Mr Wells was dead. Shakely she reached for her

1:16.2

mobile phone to call the police.

1:20.3

Hello you're through to the police. How can we help?

1:25.0

I just got to work. I think I think someone is dead. He's on the floor, he's not breathing.

1:31.0

Okay, are you sure he's not breathing? Have you checked? Can you see his chest rising?

1:35.2

No, no, no, he's definitely not breathing. It looks like he's been here quite a while. He's not got a pulse either and he's cold. I'm pretty sure he's dead.

1:44.5

Okay, where are you? We'll get someone to you straight away. Try not to touch him or anything around him, okay?

1:50.0

Yeah, yeah, well, I'm at the Cambridge Science Center, the one on Jesus Lane.

1:55.0

Okay, somebody's on their way, stay on the phone with me, okay?

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