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From First Principles
by Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare
Today: #22 in Science on our combined chart.
Today: #118 in Science, United Kingdom on our combined chart.
Today: #38 in Science, Canada on our combined chart.
Today: #181 in Science, Australia on our combined chart.
Today: #114 in Science, Germany on our combined chart.
Today: #32 in Science, Mexico on our combined chart.
Today: #164 in Science, New Zealand on our combined chart.
Today: #28 in Science, Ireland on our combined chart.
Today: #43 in Science, India on our combined chart.
Today: #78 in Science, Philippines on our combined chart.
Today: #26 in Science, South Africa on our combined chart.
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Ranking history · New Zealand
Latest daily rankings: Oct 22. New rankings will appear after the next update.
Position on the Science, New Zealand combined chart over the last 7 days. Toggle platforms to compare their positions. Lower rank numbers are better.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts | Pocket Casts | Castbox |
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| Oct 22 | #164 | #164 | — | — |
| Oct 21 | #190 | #190 | — | — |
| Oct 20 | #128 | #128 | — | — |
| Oct 19 | #111 | #111 | — | — |
| Oct 18 | #111 | #108 | — | — |
| Oct 17 | #77 | #78 | — | #53 |
| Oct 16 | #35 | #37 | #29 | #37 |
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About the show
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.
Expect physics, space, AI, energy, biotech, and the occasional “wait… is that real?” story. If you’re curious, skeptical, and you like learning in public — you’re in the right place.