Cosmos Briefing: Science v law Experts discuss whether scientific evidence is properly considered in our courts. Australia’s legal system should reconsider how seriously it regards scientific evidence, according to today’s Cosmos Briefing. Recent genetic evidence has prompted dozens of eminent Australian scientists to petition for Kathleen Folbigg’s pardon, raising questions about the complicated relationship between science and the law. Gary Edmond, a law professor at the University of NSW; Anna-Maria Arabia, chief executive of the Australian Academy of Science; and Richard O’Brien, an endocrinology professor at the University of Melbourne and frequent expert witness, came together to discuss this topic.