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From Princeton to the Nobel Prizes — How FFP Started + 2025 Nobel Recap (EP. 12)

From Princeton to the Nobel Prizes — How FFP Started + 2025 Nobel Recap (EP. 12)

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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 Chemistry winners and discuss why fundamental
research and immigration policy are core to America’s scientific
edge.

Quick note: this week’s episode is in vertical format because of
a technical hiccup during recording — back to widescreen next
week!

Summary

Origin Story — Two Princeton friends from
different continents unite around a shared love of science and
storytelling.

The Mission — Creating an “ESPN for Science”
that celebrates research and the people behind it.

Nobel Follow-ups — Medicine (Tregs and
non-immune roles), Physics (macroscopic quantum tunneling and
quantum supremacy), Chemistry (MOFs and industrial scaling).

Funding + Immigration — Why public research
grants and curating global talent are vital to scientific
leadership.

Show Notes

Nobel Prize Press Release (2025 Medicine)

Nobel Prize Press Release (2025 Physics)

Nobel Prize Press Release (2025 Chemistry)

Nature Genetics (2001) — FOXP3 Mutation Causes Dysregulation

Nature (1999) — MOF-5 Discovery (Omar Yaghi et al.)

Google Quantum AI Lab — Quantum Supremacy (Nature, 2019)