Samantha Murphy

New hacktivist sect emerges from Anonymous

MalSec has announced its intentions to fight internet censorship, but promises to keep innocent people safe this time

The people who are addicted to addiction

Addiction transfer is being seen more frequently after gastric bypass surgery. It could hold important clues to the nature of all addiction

Summer of Lulz: how hacktivists have exposed the sorry state of internet security

Are they heroes or villains? Samantha Murphy reports on the rise of hacktivism and how it is making big corporations and governments rethink the rules of web

Don't tolerate this

A deadly catch-22 is fuelling the prescription opioid epidemic in the US. Time to confront it, says Samantha Murphy

You can't hurry the truth

Murphy interviews forensic pathologist Judy Melinek about how the public can understand the autopsy findings that play a very big role in the case of Michael Brown, who was shot in Missouri. Melinek discusses the kind of relationship medical examiners usually have with the police. He also tackles the future of forensic pathology and why people become medical examiners.

When anthropology tackles Alzheimer's

Murphy interviews anthropobgist Margaret Lock regarding her views on Alzheimers disease. Among other things, Lock tells what she can do as an anthropologist to change how people think about the disease.

New virtual world put the real you on screen

High Fidelity promises seamless social interaction. Samantha Murphy is the first to speak to its creator, from inside his new virtual world

Survival of the fattest | why most of we know about obesity may be wrong

From its clear association with disease to its unending rise, everything we think we know about obesity is beginning to crumble

Mood swing: beyond the serotonin hypothesis of depression

The rise of treatment-resistant depression hints at fundamental flaws in our understanding of the disorder. But the new treatments could offer the secret to a cure

Was our interview with Anonymous hacker an FBI set-up?

News that Sabu worked with FBI after his arrest casts new light on interviews that took place during that time