From Princeton to the Nobel Prizes — How FFP Started + 2025 Nobel Recap (EP. 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 Science.” They revisit 2025’s Medicine, Physics and C...
15 Okt 20251h 12min
From Cells to Circuits to Crystals — 2025 Nobel Prizes Unpacked (EP. 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: Medicine (immune tolerance and FOXP3), Physics (macroscop...
9 Okt 20251h 54min
AI Supercharges CRISPR & LIGO (Nobel Prize Week Preview) (EP. 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 Nobel-winning domains—gene editing (CRISPR) and gravit...
2 Okt 20252h 36min
China’s AI Breakthrough, Time Crystals, Hidden Viruses, & Brightest Cosmic Signal (EP. 9)
Lester Nare and Krishna Choudhary return for Episode 9 of From First Principles, breaking down the latest breakthroughs across AI, physics, biology, and astronomy. From China’s stunning AI leap with D...
23 Sep 20251h 41min
Strongest Evidence for Alien Life? (Mars, K2-18b & JWST) (EP. 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 rover actually found in Jezero Crater, why geochemic...
16 Sep 20251h 19min
Interstellar Visitor 3I/Atlas, Human Longevity Plateau, New No-Sort Plastic & Analog AI (EP. 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 week, we dive into new telescope data on the interst...
9 Sep 20251h 23min
New Supernova, Virus+Bacteria vs Cancer, Electron Spin, Bee Superfood (EP. 6)
Hosted by Lester Nare and Krishna Choudhary, Episode 6 of From First Principles covers four groundbreaking stories in science—from rare cosmic explosions to synthetic biology breakthroughs that could ...
2 Sep 20251h 28min
Hacking The Human Brain, Unlocking Our DNA, Unbreakable Diamonds & The Quantum Magician (EP. 5)
This week we break down four big stories—no PhD required.Reading “inner speech”: Invasive brain–computer interfaces record neurons in motor cortex and decode attempted vs. inner speech into words. Res...
26 Aug 20252h 9min
