Can somebody help me identify this ancient lab equipment? I'm doing some research and have posted two photos to my flickr account, here and here. (PS, I know what the typewriter is!) Thanks!
posted by soulbarn on Feb 9, 2009 - 13 answers

[Science in Movies Filter] In the opera scene in Quantum of Solace, a bodyguard is shot immediately after being dropped of a roof by Bond. [more inside]
posted by niles on Jan 31, 2009 - 12 answers

AquaticNecromancyFilter: Combined, the cities of San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley employ about 3500 uniformed police officers. Do they outnumber the army that could be raised by dark magic from the floor of the San Francisco Bay? Approximately how many entire sets of human skeletal remains are there in that body of water, considering disasters, shipwrecks, bridge jumpers, tidal movement of sediment, etc.? [more inside]
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur on Aug 13, 2008 - 21 answers

[ParanoiaFilter] How can I tell if someone has accessed or opened a file on my computer? [more inside]
posted by mehmet on May 5, 2008 - 10 answers

Anyone here ever been a Fraud Prevention Specialist? What's the job actually like? I was doing some job searching and saw a posting for one, though it seems it's more geared towards online fraud and stuff. [more inside]
posted by Myles on Apr 14, 2008 - 2 answers

Where can I find information about email headers? I'd like to learn how to look at an email header and answer such questions as "Was this email forged?" and "What is the IP of the sender and the sender's ISP?" [more inside]
posted by about_time on Feb 12, 2008 - 9 answers

Young New Zealand girl seriously wants to go to George Washington University to study a Masters of Forensic Science next year. That's all I know. That's pretty much all she knows .....but she wants to know more. What should she know? [more inside]
posted by zaebiz on Jan 26, 2008 - 14 answers

What are the best grad schools that specialize in forensic archaeology? [more inside]
posted by danb on Oct 1, 2007 - 10 answers

How can I realistically stage an (alleged) computer crime? [more inside]
posted by procrastination on Aug 6, 2007 - 14 answers

A few questions about being a digital/computer forensics practitioner in Massachusetts and licensing. [more inside]
posted by about_time on Jun 18, 2007 - 4 answers

For obscure journalistic reasons, I need to determine whether a sample of liquid contains blood. [more inside]
posted by johngoren on Jun 1, 2007 - 11 answers

Do private law firms employ subject matter experts or evidence technicians? [more inside]
posted by tkolstee on Jan 16, 2007 - 10 answers

How can I track the source of a file? [more inside]
posted by bDiddy on Feb 9, 2006 - 3 answers

Looking for High School Forensic competition pieces - it's a speech tournament, not science, and The Husband has coached the team for two years already. Maybe somebody has some familiarity with this and can give some suggestions of winning pieces? Categories inside. [more inside]
posted by rainbaby on Jun 29, 2005 - 11 answers