Vasudevan Mukunth

Vasudevan Mukunth is the science editor at The Wire.

Shashi Tharoor, Scientific American, pranayama, yoga, breathing exercises, imperialism, colonialism, scientific paper, passive voice, Samir Chopra, intellectual property, JK Rowling, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, pseudoscience, Big Bang Theory, cardiac coherence breathing,

The Good, Bad and the Ugly of Trapping ‘Pranayama’ Within Scientific Speak

Vasudevan Mukunth 31/01/2019

Scientific American's article and the reaction it has prompted...

Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV, GSLV, Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO, ISRO ADMIRE, ISRO RLV-TD, reusable launch vehicle, cryogenic engine, semi-cryogenic engine, heavy-lift launch vehicle, GSLV Mk III, NASA Space Shuttle, Vikas engine, SpaceX, Falcon 9, RLV LEX, scramjet, dual-mode ramjet engine, ramjet engine, RH560, sounding rockets, Advanced Technology Vehicle, DRDO, Microsat-R imaging satellite, Kalamsat, Small Satellite Launch Vehicle, SHAR, Sriharikota, Sun-synchronous orbit,

Is ISRO Working on Three Reusable Rocket Designs at Once?

Vasudevan Mukunth 22/01/2019

ISRO's recent announcements suggest it wants to secure a...

impact crater, asteroids, meteors, meteorites, lunar craters, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, NASA LRO, dinosaurs, extinction event, mass extinction, Mount Everest, Permian Triassic extinction event, Solar System, Moon, 'Oumuamua, kimberlite pipes, Yarkovsky effect, inner asteroid belt,

Long Ago, the Number of Meteors Hitting Earth Spiked Suddenly – and Didn’t Stop

Vasudevan Mukunth 18/01/2019

Something happened in the Solar System about 300 million...

Future Circular Collider, Large Hadron Collider, particle physics, Higgs boson, Sabine Hossenfelder, Circular Electron-Positron Collider, science communication, extra dimensions, Big Bang, black holes,

CERN’s Concept Design for Next-Gen ‘Supercollider’ Mirrors China’s Plans

Vasudevan Mukunth 17/01/2019

The Future Circular Collider will ramp up its energy...

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How to React to Stupidity at the Science Congress

Vasudevan Mukunth 05/01/2019

Perhaps the BJP government has thrown the field open...

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Under a Microscope, a Bizarre Electronic Dance Comes Into Better Focus

Vasudevan Mukunth 05/01/2019

In some superconductors, the material's resistivity briefly jumps by...

special theory of relativity, Albert Einstein, NASA New Horizons, Ultima Thule, spacecraft event time, UTC time, speed of light, quantum mechanics, entangled time, second law of thermodynamics, mathematics, entropy, Big Bang, arrow of time, time travel, troposphere, galactic years,

After Another Year, Finding Solace in Our Subjective Experience of Time

Vasudevan Mukunth 31/12/2018

Of what value is an 8 am on a...