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Vasudevan Mukunth

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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Vasudevan Mukunth

    Why do we make noises like ‘oof’ when we lift something or bump into furniture? (opens the original)

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    A: When you physically exert while doing a task, you may also briefly hold your breath, releasing it as the effort eases. Your body may also contract the muscles around the trunk, making the torso more rigid and giving your arms and legs a more stable base from which to work. When the trunk stiffens, the abdominal muscles brace while briefly holding or restricting the breath. When you release that pressure, air is forced through the partly closed vocal cords, producing a grunt that sounds like â

  2. Article · Sep 27, 2026 · Vasudevan Mukunth

    Science Snapshots: September 27, 2026 (opens the original)

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    IIT-Madras tool bridges quake science and dam safety An IIT-Madras team evaluated 6,545 dams under India’s National Dam Safety Authority and found standard seismic zone maps misjudge earthquake risks. For Himalayan ‘mega-dams’ like Tehri and Bhakra, site-specific modelling revealed previously projected ground accelerations were too conservative. The team achieved this using a combination of a tool it built to perform “probabilistic seismic hazard analysis”, a catalogue of 68,000+ earthquakes fro

  3. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Vasudevan Mukunth

    Why is some music able to make us cry? (opens the original)

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    A good song can make us cry because listening to it simultaneously invokes parts of the brain involved in emotion, memories, expectations, and arousal. Expectation is particularly notable. As we listen, the brain constantly predicts what will come next, from a melody resolving itself to a voice reaching a particular high note. When the song suddenly fulfils or violates these expectations, the resulting build-up and release of tension can trigger strong physiological reactions, including changes

  4. Article · Sep 19, 2026 · Vasudevan Mukunth

    Fungus found evolving resistance to drug meant for humans (opens the original)

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    A fungus that can cause severe pneumonia in people with weaker or weakened immune systems appears to have become resistant to a drug that never intended to kill it, according to the findings of a study by researchers from around the world published in Science Translational Medicine. The study focused on mycophenolic acid (MPA), an immunosuppressive drug used with people who have received solid-organ transplants. MPA helps keep the immune system from rejecting the organ — but it was also found to

  5. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Vasudevan Mukunth

    AI makes editors read the writer as well as the text (opens the original)

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    I’m a commissioning editor. Every day, I receive more submissions of articles written by AI than the last. The same goes for articles polished by AI. More than going against The Hindu’s policy, this habit has the potential to corrode the human practice of writing. Writing is often hard. You consider the relationship between your intentions and the meaning of words laid down on a page. You think through using the many degrees of freedom a sentence or paragraph affords to convey precisely what you

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