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Discovery Seminar - Forensic Chemistry - Parker - Fall 2025

This guide is for students in Dr. Parker's Fall 2025 Forensic Chemistry from Sherlock Holmes to CSI course.

A Rough Guide to Spotting Bad Science

Infographic showing 12 elements of faulty scientific claims: Sensationalized headlines, Misinterpreted results, Conflicts of interest, Correlation & causation, Unsupported conclusions, Problems with sample size, Unrepresentative samples used, No control group used, No blind testing used, Selective reporting of data, Unreplicable results, Non-peer reviewed material. Shared under Creative Commons by Compound Interest 2015