CRIME & CRIMINAL JUSTICE
FORENSICS, SCIENCE & FIRE
THE RICH & FAMOUS
LIFESTYLE & SOCIAL ISSUES
HEALTH & FITNESS
ARSON CONVICTIONS, FIRE INVESTIGATIONS FEEL THE HEAT
As decades of flawed and unscientific fire investigation techniques call arson convictions into question, new recipes emerge for a system-wide overhaul.
Miller-McCune.com
BIAS AND THE BIG FINGERPRINT DUST-UP
Cognitive neuroscientist Itiel Dror finds that analysis of fingerprint data by human examiners can be ruined by unintentional bias. He offers relatively simple fixes to improve the odds of reliable results.
Miller-McCune.com
CATCHING ARSONISTS RED-HANDED
Catching a fire-starter involves a specialized kind of detective work. While many wildfires are started accidentally by humans, a small but significant number are intentionally set by repeat offenders.
Miller-McCune.com
MURDER, SECRETS AND LIES
Two famously wealthy European financiers died under highly mysterious circumstances: one in a bizarre shooting, the other when an arson blaze engulfed his Monaco penthouse.
Asia Tatler
COPS UNDER FIRE
Aggression towards law enforcement remains a huge problem, but cops face many other challenges. We take a look inside their secret world.
American Legion magazine (abbreviated version)
PARMA SCAM
Epic, Enron-style fraud brought Calisto Tanzi, the founder of international dairy foods giant Parmalat, to his knees in one of the biggest corporate scandals in European history.
Asia Tatler
MORE OF A MONSTER THAN HOLLYWOOD COULD PICTURE
The film “Monster”' transforms Aileen Wuornos into a victim who began killing to fend off a rapist. Just one problem: It didn't quite happen that way.
Washington Post
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THE FIRES DOWN BELOW: “LOOK-DOWN” TECHNOLOGY
Far above the rough terrain where wildfires thrive, satellite and aerial technology is being used to give firefighters on the ground the big picture. (Part 1 of a 5-part series for Miller-McCune.com.)
Miller-McCune.com
SMOKEY BEAR NOW STUDIES COMPUTER SCIENCE
Research scientists’ efforts to better understand fire spread and to create accurate predictive computer programs may hold the keys to a whole new range of breakthroughs in fighting wildfires.
Miller-McCune.com
WHAT’S REALLY HAPPENING ON U.S. FIRELINES?
Some agencies in California can shine a spotlight on fancy new firefighting technology, but their peers in places like South Carolina must often fight fires atop bulldozers older than they are.
Miller-McCune.com
EXPERTS LIVE AND DIE WITH MENTAL SHORTCUTS
Understanding human thought processes puts a different spin on everything from global financial meltdowns to fighter pilot errors. It can also help make technology more brain-friendly.
Miller-McCune.com
DISASTER MASTERS
Since 9/11, thousands of emergency responders have flocked to Disaster City, the curious mock town in Texas, to train for terrorist attacks and natural disasters alike.
American Legion magazine (abbreviated version)
DOWN IN FLAMES
“Rock-solid” evidence for arson is anything but, and old wives’ tales have led to innocents being convicted as arsonists.
New Scientist, UK
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SPICE GIRL MELANIE BROWN REVELS IN HER GORGEOUS NEW L.A. HOME
Mel B takes us inside her stylish mansion and reveals why she’d love more babies with her film producer husband Stephen Belafonte, and why the Spice Girls still click.
Hello! magazine
YOUNG, RICH AND ROYAL
Today’s young royals range from rebels and iconoclasts to fabulously glamorous dilettantes and very regal class acts.
Asia Tatler magazine
DONALD TRUMP MARRIES MELANIA KNAUSS
When the real estate tycoon decided to give marriage another whirl, he tied the knot at a lavish wedding ceremony held at his very own spectacular Palm Beach estate, Mar-a-Lago.
Hello! magazine
KINGDOM, POWER, GLORY
Beneficent billionairess Oprah Winfrey rose from poverty to be a media tycoon and galvanizing philanthropist. Now, some see her as a Nobel Prize-worthy spiritual leader. What does Oprah want?
Asia Tatler magazine
CSI: MIAMI STAR EVA LA RUE GETS HER MAN AS SHE WEDS IN ARRESTING STYLE IN MEXICO
The television star took her vows with the man who once broke her heart in an emotion and fun-filled wedding on a beach in Mexico.
Hello! magazine
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THE SECRET LIFE OF FEASTS
Before you hold your next power dinner, learn from history. Your soiree probably has more in common with a decadent medieval banquet or a politically strategic White House dinner than you ever dreamt. Asia Tatler magazine
"I WAS IN A VIOLENT GIRL GANG, NOW I'M HELPING OTHERS GET OUT"
Once the leader of a brutal New York girl gang, Isis Sapp-Grant earned a master's degree in clinical social work and set about paying her debt to society.
The Independent, UK
CHRIS DEROSE: THE WARRIOR
Chris DeRose, passionate animal rights activist, is the founder of Last Chance for Animals and the recipient of a "Courage of Conscience" International Peace Award.
Brntwd Magazine, USA
SECRETS OF THE DATE DOCTORS
So many lonely U.S. singles became so sick of dead-end dates that they began hiring professional 'Date Doctors' to send them on “mock dates” then rate their dating skills.
M magazine, UK
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THE TOMATO SUNSCREEN SECRET
Health and Wellbeing: There are still new remedies to be found in simple fruits and vegetables.
Daily Telegraph, UK
DR. SAM REHNBORG: LOOKING BACK TO THE FUTURE
Dr. Sam Rehnborg, the president of Nutrilite, sees his visionary father's dreams become reality.
Alive, Because Life's for Living magazine, UK
COULD THE “NOCEBO EFFECT” BE MAKING YOU SICK?
Thanks to the “nocebo effect,” the evil twin of the “placebo effect,” negative thinking can become a self-fulfilling prophesy.
Southwest Airlines’ Spirit magazine published a version of this story.
YOGA: PRETZEL LOGIC
Don't be put off by the contortionist poses. Even the most basic yoga practice offers concrete health and spiritual benefits.
BeautyWalk, USA
STAR MAINTENANCE: UNWRAPPING AN INDUSTRY
Every Hollywood star's image depends on a support system of trusted health, fitness and beauty professionals. Meet the elite.
Night & Day magazine, UK
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