Like the CSI franchise, Grey’s Anatomy has become an important cultural institution in the United States; the primetime soap may be yet another iteration of a long-established television category, but something about it is compelling audiences to tune in season after season. This even after the plots get more and more absurd and the characters […]
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The CSI Effect, Part II: Women In the Sciences
The forensic sciences are exploding in the US right now. New forensic techniques are constantly being developed, and they’re being relied upon more heavily in courtrooms than ever before. Alongside that come concerns about the rise in forensics and questions about the validity of some of these techniques; Frontline’s ongoing investigation into the use of […]