Category: Science
In-Custody Deaths, Toxicology, and the End of Excited Delirium in California
California bars excited delirium as a diagnosis and civil evidence. Learn what AB 360 means for in-custody death toxicology and section 1983 causation.
Concentration Is Not Impairment: THC Blood Levels in California Driving Cases
California has no per se THC limit, and the pharmacology explains why. Blood THC falls fastest when effect is still rising, and frequent users carry measurable levels long after any effect.
“They Are Not Tests of Driving” — What the Field Sobriety Tests Actually Measure
The woman who built the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests testified under oath that they do not measure driving. A forensic toxicology review of the science behind HGN, the Walk-and-Turn, and the One-Leg Stand.
Why Intelligent People Hold Irrational Political Beliefs
Short answer: Political beliefs are not formed by intelligence alone. Group identity, prior knowledge, trusted messengers, moral values, and selective exposure all shape how evidence is interpreted. Intelligence may improve accuracy in some settings, but it does not make anyone immune to partisan bias. Reviewed and updated July 24, 2026….
