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FFP EP. 3 | Oldest Molecule, Programmable Proteins, Europa Radar & Light’s Double Life

FFP EP. 3 | Oldest Molecule, Programmable Proteins, Europa Radar & Light’s Double Life

Update: 2025-08-14
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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 take on the double-slit experiment.


In this episode

  • The “oldest molecule” puzzle (HeH⁺), cooling the early universe, and why JWST’s findings matter

  • Programmable proteins: reassigning codons, recoding organisms, and real biosafety

  • Europa Clipper’s REASON radar test at Mars: frequencies, ice thickness & ocean clues

  • Double-slit, demystified: single photons, “which-path” info, and measurement reality

Chapters
00:00 Intro

01:26 First molecule

22:27 Programmable proteins

43:05 Europa radar

55:00 Double-slit

1:15:03 Sign-off

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FFP EP. 3 | Oldest Molecule, Programmable Proteins, Europa Radar & Light’s Double Life

FFP EP. 3 | Oldest Molecule, Programmable Proteins, Europa Radar & Light’s Double Life

Lester Nare and Krishna Choudhary