From First Principles
Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare
Science and ideas · Ongoing · ~106 min
Taste attributes: documentaryrobots/ai/spacetalk-showfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearsolving the riddle/not as it seemssocial commentary
Boxlist takeA grounded, serious ideas podcast: original and intricate. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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About this podcast
From First Principles is a fast, funny, and rigorous breakdown of the biggest science stories of the week, hosted by Lester Nare and physicist Krishna Choudhary, PhD. We go past headlines into the actual mechanics: what happened, why it matters, and what everyone’s missing. <…
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- Publisher
- Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare
- Format
- Ongoing
- Typical episode
- About 106 minutes
- Latest episode
- 5 November 2026
- Categories
- Science, Education, News
- Taste scores
- How we score
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