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b'The tools of forensics have moved way beyond fingerprint kits. These days, a prosecutor is as likely to wave a fMRI brain scan as a smoking gun as \\u201cExhibit A.\\u201d Discover what happens when neuroscience has its day in court.\\nMeanwhile, research into the gold standard of identification, DNA, marches on. One day we may determine a suspect\\u2019s eye color from a drop of blood.\\nPlus, why much of forensic science \\u2013 from fingerprinting to the polygraph \\u2013 is more like reading tea leaves than science. And will future crime victims be robots?\\nGuests:\\n\\u2022\\xa0Owen Jones \\u2013 Professor of law, Professor of biological sciences at Vanderbilt University, in Nashville, Tennessee\\n\\u2022\\xa0Manfred Kayser \\u2013 Forensic molecular biologist, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands\\n\\u2022\\xa0Marc Goodman \\u2013 Founder, The Future Crimes Institute\\n\\u2022\\xa0David Faigman \\u2013 Law professor, University of California, Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'