7.0/101 votes#1 - Forensics on Trial
Season 40 Episode 2 - Aired 10/17/2012
There is a startling gap between the glamorous television world of “CSI” and the gritty reality of the forensic crime lab. With few established scientific standards, no central oversight, and poor regulation of examiners, forensics in the U.S. is in a state of crisis. In "Forensics on Trial", NOVA investigates how modern forensics, including the analysis of fingerprints, bite marks, ballistics, hair, and tool marks, can send innocent men and women to prison—and sometimes even to death row. Shockingly, of more than 250 inmates exonerated by DNA testing over the last decade, more than 50 percent of the wrongful convictions stemmed from invalid or improperly handled forensic science. With the help of vivid recreations of actual trials and cases, NOVA will investigate today’s shaky state of crime science as well as cutting-edge solutions that could help investigators put the real criminals behind bars.
Director: Scott Tiffany
Writer: Gary Glassman
6.0/101 votes#2 - Building the Great Cathedrals
Season 38 Episode 1 - Aired 10/19/2010
Take a dazzling architectural journey inside those majestic marvels of Gothic architecture, the great cathedrals of Chartres, Beauvais and other European cities. Carved from 100 million pounds of stone, some cathedrals now teeter on the brink of catastrophic collapse. To save them, a team of engineers, architects, art historians, and computer scientists searches the naves, bays, and bell-towers for clues. NOVA investigates the architectural secrets that the cathedral builders used to erect their towering, glass-filled walls and reveals the hidden formulas drawn from the Bible that drove medieval builders ever upward.
Director: Scott Tiffany
Writer: Gary Glassman
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"Forensics on Trial" is the best rated episode directed by Scott Tiffany. It scored 7/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by Gary Glassman. It aired on 10/17/2012 and is rated 1.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Building the Great Cathedrals".