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FFP Story — Virus and Bacteria Team Up to Fight Cancer (EP. 6)
Season 1 Episode 6
Hosted by Lester Nare and Krishna Choudhary, this story explores a groundbreaking cancer therapy from Columbia Engineering that uses bacteria to smug…
1 year, 1 month ago
FFP Story — Discovery of a Rare New Supernova (EP. 6)
Season 1 Episode 6
Hosted by Lester Nare and Krishna Choudhary, this story dives into the groundbreaking discovery of a new type of supernova — a cosmic explosion so ra…
1 year, 1 month ago
New Supernova, Virus+Bacteria vs Cancer, Electron Spin, Bee Superfood (EP. 6)
Season 1 Episode 6
Hosted by Lester Nare and Krishna Choudhary, Episode 6 of From First Principles covers four groundbreaking stories in science—from rare cosmic explos…
1 year, 1 month ago
Hacking The Human Brain, Unlocking Our DNA, Unbreakable Diamonds & The Quantum Magician (EP. 5)
Season 1 Episode 5
This week we break down four big stories—no PhD required.
Reading “inner speech”: Invasive brain–computer interfaces record neurons in motor cortex an…
1 year, 1 month ago
3rd Interstellar Visitor, Rubin’s Sky Camera, AI CRISPR Boost & T. rex Blood Vessels (EP. 4)
Season 1 Episode 4
Interstellar visitor #3 is here. We unpack 3I ATLAS (why it’s moving so fast, why we finally saw a tail, and how Hubble/JWST—and maybe even Juno—coul…
1 year, 1 month ago
Oldest Molecule, Programmable Proteins, Europa Radar & Light’s Double Life (EP. 3)
Season 1 Episode 3
We go from the universe’s first chemistry to tomorrow’s designer biology, swing by Mars to tune Europa Clipper’s ice radar, and finish with a fresh t…
1 year, 2 months ago
Hidden Star in Betelgeuse, Dancing Atoms, Ultra-High-Energy Cosmic Rays & VR Immunity (EP. 2)
Season 1 Episode 2
Lester and Dr. Krishna dive into:
• Beetlejuice & “Bracelet” – why a red super-giant may soon swallow its tiny partner
• Atomic Harlem Shake – 0.15 Å r…
1 year, 2 months ago
Earth’s 1-ms Day, Baby Solar Systems, Record Black Hole Crash, CRISPR Cancer Hack & AI Indiana Jones (EP. 1)
Season 1 Episode 1
Last week the Earth finished a full rotation one millisecond early – but that’s just the opener.
In this week’s From First Principles we dive into six…
1 year, 2 months ago