Jeff Kukucka
@JeffKukucka
Professor of Psychology & Law. Human factors in forensic science + life after exoneration. To science, I felt that I could help ⭕️
ICYMI: He’a never cut open and examined a body; he doesn’t even have a medical degree. But this Towson University psychology professor and his studies on cognitive bias have shaken up the world of medical examiners. W/ @mercohn: thebaltimorebanner.com/community/crim…
How a daring audit sparked Maryland’s reckoning over police custody deaths buff.ly/MwPlq0v
Had such a fun night talking about forensic science at @guilfordbrewery! 🍺🧠👨🏻🔬 Thanks to everyone who came out, especially @mar_davidson and @bmoreupholder 🫶🏻
"OSAC has developed hundreds of standards [but] adopting them is entirely voluntary, and only half of the 423 largest crime labs say they have [done so]." Excellent reporting by @NdeaYanceyBragg... usatoday.com/story/news/nat…
Trial court is 1000% correct.
Trial court recommends Melissa Lucio's conviction and death sentence be overturned krgv.com/news/trial-cou…
Visiting Maui and just happened to pass thru the town of Haiku! @APLS41
👇🏻 Super cool and important work by @thecindyxiong and colleagues... Although graphs are supposed to be objective/neutral, people often interpret the same graph in different ways -- especially if the title or caption suggests a certain interpretation 📊🤔
Two people can look at the same visualization and come to different conclusions. Annotations can influence those conclusions. While text may inform, visuals can nudge decisions. Curious how? Check it out: Visuals: arxiv.org/pdf/2401.09289 Text: cyxiong.com/wp-content/upl…
How in the FUCK is this the same human being who gave laudable testimony for #RobertRoberson six days ago? I said he won my respect but this asshole couldn't even keep it for a whole week.
Dr. Phil, while attempting to explain why Trump is not a bully: "Bullying is when you seek to harm somebody, you seek to intimidate, coerce, cause distress, fear, risk to their well-being, and it can be physical, verbal, relational, or cyberbullying. And it's always wrong."