The Importance of Eyewitness Testimony

The legal system knows that eyewitness testimony is terrible. It can be very unreliable and yet with all the caveats, there's no choice but to let it remain. So even though it may be the worst technology that we allow in the courtrooms, it is presumably here to stay. But remember like much about our perception of the world that I'll be discussing throughout these episodes just because you believe something to be true doesn't necessitate that it is.