Show notes
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 episodeThe “oldest molecule” puzzle (HeH⁺), cooling the early universe, and why JWST’s findings matterProgrammable proteins: reassigning codons, recoding organisms, and real biosafetyEuropa Clipper’s REASON radar test at Mars: frequencies, ice thickness & ocean cluesDouble-slit, demystified: single photons, “which-path” info, and measurement realityChapters00:00 Intro • 01:26 First molecule • 22:27 Programmable proteins • 43:05 Europa radar • 55:00 Double-slit • 1:15:03 Sign-off