Vasudevan Mukunth

Vasudevan Mukunth is the science editor at The Wire.

research misconduct, research ethics, scientific research, scientific publishing, IISER Thiruvananthapuram, plagiarism, image manipulation, data falsification, PubPeer, University Grants Commission, Elisabeth Bik, PhD admission, Retraction Watch,

UGC’s New Ethics Course for PhD Students Is Welcome but Not Good Enough

Vasudevan Mukunth 10/01/2020

India has developed an unenviable international reputation for research...

anti-CAA protests, Jamia Milia Islamia, IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Aligarh Muslim University, Indian Institute of Science, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Harish-Chandra Research Institute, NISER Bhubaneswar, IISER Pune, IISER Mohali, CCS Conduct Rules 1964, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Vijay Chauthaiwale, Bharatiya Janata Party, Citizenship Amendment Act, Amit Shah,

Scientists Who Signed Anti-CAA Letter Come Under Government Scanner

Vasudevan Mukunth 09/01/2020

BJP leader Vijay Chauthaiwale shared a document listing all...

genetic determinism, biological determinism, Rajendra Trivedi, Brahmin Business Summit, Gujarat assembly speaker, DNA, genotype, genetic superiority, Adolf Hitler, gender based discrimination, National Institute of Biomedical Genomics, Aryan migration, Aryan invasion, racial discrimination, racism, caste, Dalits, Keeladi, Hindutva

Genetic Determinism, Pseudoscience Can’t Hide the Casteism of Brahmin Chauvinists

Vasudevan Mukunth 04/01/2020

Gujarat assembly speaker Rajendra Trivedi's claims about the superiority...

particle accelerator, tabletop accelerator, laser plasma acceleration, wakefield accelerator, slab waveguide, photonic circuit, photonic integrated circuit, inverse design, acceleration gradient, ACHIP, materials processing, sterilisation, cargo screening, biofuels production, water treatment, flue gas treatment, Robert L Byer,

The Particle Accelerator That Could Fit in Your Pocket

Vasudevan Mukunth 04/01/2020

Scientists at Stanford University are working on a tiny...

107th Indian Science Congress, Indian Science Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, patents, National Chemical Laboratory, Central Drug Research Institute, Shekhar Mande, Girish Sahni, fundamental research, applied research, INSPIRE-SHE, March for Science, R&D, GERD, arteether, Central University of Kerala, University of Hyderabad, Department of Atomic Energy, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Narendra Modi’s Focus on Patents at Indian Science Congress Is Not Good Advice

Vasudevan Mukunth 03/01/2020

The Narendra Modi government's push to have research institutions...

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Retrospective: The Wire Science in 2019

Vasudevan Mukunth 26/12/2019

In 2019, The Wire Science published stories that interrogated...

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When ISRO Isn’t Enough, There’s Another Place You Can Go to Find Out More

Vasudevan Mukunth 06/12/2019

Experts and enthusiasts have come together in pockets around...