This article in today's Washington Post caught my eye given that I have worked in biometrics - specifically, gait. We have been told time and again that fingerprints are unique signatures that we carry with us. And one would think, after so many years of research, that the science and statistics of fingerprint extraction has matured enough to be used as unquestionable evidence. Apparently, not the case. Consider this: "Fingerprinting, unlike DNA evidence, currently lacks any valid statistical foundation." Another DARPA project in the making, perhaps?
And over at the New York Times, a self-flagellation has begun over the paper's conduct in the run-up and during the Iraq war. The editors have decided, in the spirit of clearing the air, to revaluate their reporting and journalism. Put simply, it is an exercise in finding out why they failed to do the job the press is supposed to do.
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