Uncovering the Fakes

How they analyze digital photos to detect fakery.

No doubt the technology of fakery will try to keep up.

My dad used to tell me that reading Scientific American (or a similar magazine) was one of the more mentally stimulating exercises, for each issue contained articles that one had to really think about in order to have a chance of understanding the articles. I think he was on to something.

You know that sometimes annoying thing that co-workers do when they bring in the fundraising sheets for their kids' projects? A few years ago, a co-worker was flogging magazine subscriptions. The only magazine on the list that appeared even remotely interesting was Scientific American, so I subscribed to it. I've been subscribing now for the last few years. I don't know if it makes me any smarter, though. That's probably a lost cause.