First Principles is the podcast that deconstructs the complex, invisible systems shaping our modern world. Ever wonder how a social media algorithm works, how AI really thinks, or how GPS knows your exact location? Each episode, we break down one concept from its fundamental truths, giving you clarity without the technical jargon. If you're curious about the tech you use every day and want to finally understand it, this is your starting point.
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First Principles is the podcast that deconstructs the complex, invisible systems shaping our modern world. Ever wonder how a social media algorithm works, how AI really thinks, or how GPS knows your exact location? Each episode, we break down one concept from its fundamental truths, giving you clarity without the technical jargon. If you're curious about the tech you use every day and want to finally understand it, this is your starting point.
EP39 - The Search-and-Replace of Life: Decoding the CRISPR Revolution
First Principles
23 minutes 54 seconds
1 month ago
EP39 - The Search-and-Replace of Life: Decoding the CRISPR Revolution
We talk about curing genetic diseases as if it's magic, a futuristic dream of rewriting our own DNA. But this "magic" is real, it's called CRISPR, and it wasn't invented in a high-tech lab—it was discovered in a bacterium. How can you possibly edit a three-billion-letter code inside a living cell? And how did a microbe's immune system give us the most powerful tool in the history of biology?
First Principles
First Principles is the podcast that deconstructs the complex, invisible systems shaping our modern world. Ever wonder how a social media algorithm works, how AI really thinks, or how GPS knows your exact location? Each episode, we break down one concept from its fundamental truths, giving you clarity without the technical jargon. If you're curious about the tech you use every day and want to finally understand it, this is your starting point.
