Want to catch a criminal? Join Ira Flatow on this hour of Science Friday for an hour of crime fighting. First--the numbers behind the television show "Numb3rs." We'll talk with two mathematicians about how the police use math to fight crime. Teachers, find more information about using Science Friday as a classroom resource in the Kids' Connection.
Gary Lorden
Coauthor, "The Numbers Behind Numb3rs" (Plume Books, 2007)
Professor, Mathematics
California Institute of Technology
Math Consultant, television show "Numb3rs"
Pasadena, California
Keith Devlin
Coauthor, "The Numbers Behind Numb3rs" (Plume Books, 2007)
Executive Director, Stanford University's Center for the Study of Language and Information
Consulting Professor, Mathematics
Stanford University
Palo Alto, California
Segment produced by:Annette Heist