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czeXperiment – a lab where Czechia examines itself
Recording of the live stream October 11, 2021

What will you learn during the episode?

  • How to secure the release of 14,000 prisoners, even if you’re not the president – 25:11
  • The crucial mistake of Albert Einstein that causes many innocent suspects to suffer every day – 58:44
  • The case that affected Halina the most (and I don’t blame her at all) – 1:27:17
  • Why Halina dreads the question about funny cases (and how she answered it anyway) – 1:51:23

Who is Halina Šimková?

Mgr. Halina Šimková is a forensic geneticist. She spent 16 years examining crime scene material at the Institute of Criminalistics. She co-founded the Czechoslovak Society for Forensic Genetics. She is an Interpol expert and in 2005 helped identify victims of the tsunami in Thailand. She lectures at Faculty of Science, Charles University, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, and University of Pardubice.

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