Dead Pigs, Drones, Phosphorus Flowers – Inside Mexico’s High-Tech Hunt For Cartel Victims | VERTEX

Описание: In Mexico’s cartel-plagued heartland, scientists are turning pig corpses into forensic proxies to unravel the secrets of mass disappearances. Amid a crisis of over 130,000 missing people, researchers in Jalisco are using drones, hyperspectral cameras, and decomposing pigs to mimic cartel burial methods — all in the hope of mapping graves and finding answers. With mothers of the disappeared leading the way, this fusion of grief, science, and activism is Mexico’s last hope for the truth. But can data and drones really fight back against decades of silence and impunity?

00:00 - INTRODUCTION
0:22 - "THIS ISN'T PURE SCIENCE. IT IS SCIENCE & ACTION…”
03:25 - “WHAT GOOD IS SCIENCE IF IT DOESN'T SOLVE PROBLEMS?”

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