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Chen Ning Yang — The Man Who Unlocked Symmetry (EP. 14)
Season 1 Episode 14
Hosted by Lester Nare and Krishna Choudhary, this episode tells the story of Nobel laureate Chen Ning Yang and how his ideas on symmetry and gauge th…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Portable Muon Beams, Sodium Batteries, and the Secret to Long Life (EP. 13)
Season 1 Episode 13
Aloha internet — Lester Nare and Krishna Choudhary return with three extraordinary research stories: portable muon beams, sodium-ion batteries, and t…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
From Princeton to the Nobel Prizes — How FFP Started + 2025 Nobel Recap (EP. 12)
Season 1 Episode 12
After a packed week of Nobel Prize coverage, Lester and Krishna look back on how From First Principles began and why they built it as an “ESPN for Sc…
1 year ago
From Cells to Circuits to Crystals — 2025 Nobel Prizes Unpacked (EP. 11)
Season 1 Episode 11
Hosted by Lester Nare and Krishna Choudhary, this one-episode special brings all three 2025 Nobel Prizes in the sciences into a single listen: Medici…
1 year ago
AI Supercharges CRISPR & LIGO (Nobel Prize Week Preview) (EP. 10)
Season 1 Episode 10
Hosted by Lester Nare and Krishna Choudhary, this two-story, 2.5-hour special sets the table for Nobel Prize Week with deep dives into two recent Nob…
1 year ago
China’s AI Breakthrough, Time Crystals, Hidden Viruses, & Brightest Cosmic Signal (EP. 9)
Season 1 Episode 9
Lester Nare and Krishna Choudhary return for Episode 9 of From First Principles, breaking down the latest breakthroughs across AI, physics, biology, …
1 year ago
Strongest Evidence for Alien Life? (Mars, K2-18b & JWST) (EP. 8)
Season 1 Episode 8
NASA just dropped what they’re calling the strongest evidence yet for biosignatures on Mars, so we spun up an emergency pod. We break down what the r…
1 year, 1 month ago
Interstellar Visitor 3I/Atlas, Human Longevity Plateau, New No-Sort Plastic & Analog AI (EP. 7)
Season 1 Episode 7
Hosted by Lester Nare and Krishna Choudhary, Episode 7 of From First Principles covers four stories at the frontier of science and technology. This w…
1 year, 1 month ago
FFP Story — Scientists Create Superfood to Save Honeybees (EP. 6)
Season 1 Episode 6
Hosted by Lester Nare and Krishna Choudhary, this story spotlights an Oxford-led breakthrough: a CRISPR-engineered “superfood” for honeybees. By bioe…
1 year, 1 month ago
FFP Story — Turning Electron Spin Into Power for Next-Gen Tech (EP. 6)
Season 1 Episode 6
Hosted by Lester Nare and Krishna Choudhary, this story explores how scientists in Korea are harnessing the overlooked property of electrons — their …
1 year, 1 month ago