Emerging Areas of Science, Engineering, and Medicine for the Courts: Identifying Chapters for a Fourth Edition of The Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence

Workshop

Emerging Areas of Science, Engineering, and Medicine for the Courts: Identifying Chapters for a Fourth Edition of The Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence - Virtual Workshop

February 24 - 25, 2021

Past

Materials

Biographies of Speakers
Day 2 - Panel 1, Emerging Issues in the Biological Sciences - Presentation 3, Sabes
Day 2 - Panel 2, Emerging Areas in Psychology, Data, and Statistical Sciences - Presentation 1, Meng
Day 2 - Panel 2, Emerging Areas in Psychology, Data, and Statistical Sciences - Presentation 2, Kahneman
Day 2 - Panel 1, Emerging Issues in the Biological Sciences - Presentation 2, Hyman
Day 1 - Panel 2, Emerging Issues in the Climate and Environmental Sciences - Presentation 1, Santer
Day 2 - Panel 1, Emerging Issues in the Biological Sciences - Presentation 1, Carroll
Day 1 - Panel 2, Emerging Issues in the Climate and Environmental Sciences - Presentation 2, Wuebbles
Day 1 - Panel 3, Emerging Issues in Computer Science and Information Technology - Presentation 2, Kambhampati
Day 1 - Panel 3, Emerging Issues in Computer Science and Information Technology - Presentation 1, Housley

About

This was a workshop held by the Committee on Emerging Areas of Science, Engineering, and Medicine for the Courts: Identifying Chapters for a Fourth Edition of The Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence. At the workshop, the committee reviewed the contents of the most recent edition of the Reference Manual of Scientific Evidence and explored emerging areas of science and technology that may have implications for the Courts.

The workshop featured moderated panel discussions on: 1) Challenges in Evaluating Scientific Evidence in Court; 2) Emerging Issues in the Climate and Environmental Sciences; 3) Emerging Issues in Computer Science and Information Technology; 4) Emerging Issues in the Biological Sciences; and 5) Emerging areas in Psychology, Data, and Statistical Sciences.

View video of the event at https://vimeo.com/showcase/8214181.

Contact

Sophie Billinge

(202) 334-2799
sbillinge@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Emerging Areas of Science, Engineering, and Medicine for the Courts: Identifying Chapters for a Fourth Edition of The Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence - Committee Meeting 3 (Virtual)

December 14, 2020

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This was the third meeting of the Committe on Emerging Areas of Science, Engineering, and Medicine for the Courts: Identifying Chapters for a Fourth Edition of The Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence. It was closed in its entirety. The committee is reviewing the contents of the most recent edition of the Reference Manual of Scientific Evidence, published in 2011 as a joint activity of the Academies and FJC, and identifying areas of science, technology, and medicine that may be candidates for new or updated chapters in a proposed new (fourth) edition of the manual. The committee will host a workshop in February 2021 to discuss these items.

Contact

Steven Kendall

(202) 334-1713
skendall@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Emerging Areas of Science, Engineering, and Medicine for the Courts: Identifying Chapters for a Fourth Edition of The Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence - Committee Meeting 2 (Virtual)

December 1, 2020

3:00 PM - 6:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This was the second meeting of the Committee on Emerging Areas of Science, Engineering, and Medicine for the Courts: Identifying Chapters for a Fourth Edition of The Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence - A Workshop. It was closed in its entirety. The committee is reviewing the contents of the most recent edition of the Reference Manual of Scientific Evidence, published in 2011 as a joint activity of the Academies and FJC, and identifying areas of science, technology, and medicine that may be candidates for new or updated chapters in a proposed new (fourth) edition of the manual. The committee will host a workshop in February 2021 to discuss these items.

Contact

Steven Kendall

(202) 334-1713
skendall@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Emerging Areas of Science, Engineering, and Medicine for the Courts: Identifying Chapters for a Fourth Edition of The Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence - Committee Meeting 1 (Virtual)

November 24, 2020

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (ET)

Past

Materials

Speaker Biographies

About

This was the first meeting of the Committee on Emerging Areas of Science, Engineering, and Medicine for the Courts: Identifying Chapters for a Fourth Edition of The Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence - A Workshop. The committee is reviewing the contents of the most recent edition of the Reference Manual of Scientific Evidence, published in 2011 as a joint activity of the Academies and FJC, and identifying areas of science, technology, and medicine that may be candidates for new or updated chapters in a proposed new (fourth) edition of the manual. The committee will host a workshop in February 2021 to discuss these items.

Contact

Steven Kendall

(202) 334-1713
skendall@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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