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Mike Pence, US vice president (left) and Jim Bridenstine

What to expect from the controversial new choice as NASA boss

25 April 2018

Republican politician Jim Bridenstine has taken the reins at NASA after a long battle. What will his appointment mean for the space agency, asks Samantha Murphy
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Johann Hari doesn't know depression's real causes – no one does

16 January 2018

Taking a view on unsettled science is always likely to cause controversy, but the fiery debate Johann Hari's new book has sparked is worth having, says Samantha Murphy
Hey Trump, the 1970s called and it wants its drug policies back

Hey Trump, the 1970s called and it wants its drug policies back

30 October 2017

President Trump is right to declare the opioid crisis an emergency but his strategy is a mishmash of failed policies from last century, says Samantha Murphy

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