The Truth Machines. Jinee Lokaneeta from Drew University discusses the modern rise of truth machines -- lie detectors, brain scans, and truth serums -- in the Indian criminal justice system.

Explaining the Evidence. Dave Lagnado from University College London discusses his new book, Explaining the Evidence, which talks about how people construct and use causal models to understand the world and make decisions. He also suggests how recent scholarship in causal modelling can help us improve our decisionmaking.

The Proof. Fred Schauer from the University of Virginia discusses his new book, The Proof, which discusses how evidence law and theory can help us make better decisions in everyday life.

Should Evidence Law Exclude Apologies? Jennifer Pusateri from George Washington University argues that the rules of evidence should exclude apologies on both policy and evidentiary grounds.

Lay Identifications Based on Surveillance Video. George Bach from the University of New Mexico discusses the use of lay witnesses to make identifications on surveillance videos.

Guiding Jurors on Damage Award Decisions. Valerie Hans from Cornell Law School discusses her recent psychological research on how the legal system might provide guidance to jurors assessing pain and suffering damages.

Cognitive Bias in Forensic Pathology Decisions. Itiel Dror from University College London shows that medical examiner decisions can be influenced by the non-medical information to which the experts are exposed, and argues for restrictions on the ways in which medical examiners use such information.

Fourteenth Amendment Confrontation. Evan Bernick from Northern Illinois University challenges the originalist arguments made by the Supreme Court in Crawford v. Washington and argues that an originalist perspective on the clause must take into account understandings of Confrontation at the time of the Reconstruction amendments.

Why Do We Admit Criminal Confessions into Evidence? David Crump from the University of Houston discusses the challenging issue of confessions and their place in evidence law.

Time to Abandon the Testimonial Oath. Ian Gallacher from Syracuse University takes a critical look at the familiar ritual of oathtaking and suggests that perhaps it is time to modernize the practice.