Vasudevan Mukunth

Vasudevan Mukunth is the science editor at The Wire.

A depiction of the Riemann zeta function in the complex plane. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Infinite in All Directions: Titanic Storms, IIT-JEE Toppers, Riemann Hypothesis

Vasudevan Mukunth 28/09/2018

The hot news this week from the mathematical physics...

Bhartiya Shiksha Board, CBSE, state board education, MHRD, Prakash Javadekar, Vedic schools, Ved pathshalas, Vedic vidyalayas, school textbooks, rewriting history, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Maharshi Sandipani Rashtriya Vedavidya Pratishthan, secondary education, board exams, Murty Trust, Vedic text, Harappan civilisation, Hindutva

The Modi Government’s Pseudoscience Drive Is More Than an Attack on Science

Vasudevan Mukunth 27/09/2018

A person who peddles a "fact" that Indians flew airplanes...

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Infinite in All Directions: A Lithium Habit, Death’s Meaning and DNA Clues

Vasudevan Mukunth 21/09/2018

Scientists unearthed the presence of three large ivory cartels...

The University of Hyderabad (HCU). Credit: University of Hyderabad

Seeking More Funds, University of Hyderabad Charges Students for Lab Water

Vasudevan Mukunth 19/09/2018

Students from disadvantaged backgrounds will be the primary victims...

The 2018 Ig Nobel Prize ceremony underway at the Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, Boston. Credit: Improbable Research

Infinite in All Directions: Will an Indian Win the Ig Nobel Prize by 2035?

Vasudevan Mukunth 14/09/2018

The ideas that win the Ig Nobel Prizes may...

pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, pre-implantation genetic screening, thalassemia, in-vitro fertilisation, IVF, embryos, mosaicism, uterus, genetic defects, chromosomal defects, next gen sequencing, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, assisted reproductive therapy, aneuploidy, sex determination,

Explained: US Court Settles Bitter Gene Editing Patent Case, Confusion Lingers

Vasudevan Mukunth 11/09/2018

The Broad Institute has retained its patent on using...

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Infinite in All Directions: How Do You Figure If Homosexuality Is ‘Natural’?

Vasudevan Mukunth 07/09/2018

Calling homosexuality "unnatural" suggests we know or assume that...