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7. What's the Problem?
35:42||Season 2, Ep. 7In this episode, Dr Matt Williams speaks with Lewis (1st year PPE) and Ruhi (1st year Biology) to talk about problems: what they are, examples from different areas and why they are considered 'problems' in the first place, in the style of an Oxford tutorial.
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6. Absolutely Nothing
31:18||Season 2, Ep. 6In this episode, Dr Matt Williams speaks to Oxford students Amber and Vinay (2nd year Chemists) about 'Absolutely Nothing'. What does it mean for something to be 'nothing', and how do we conceptualise it? Is dark matter 'nothing'?5. Reasons to be Cheerful
41:08||Season 2, Ep. 5In this Episode Dr Matt Williams speaks to Oxford students Alana (3rd Year Law) and Arav (3rd year Mathematics) about the concepts of happiness and cheerfulness in the style of an Oxford tutorial.4. Weird and Wonderful
31:59||Season 2, Ep. 4In this Episode Dr Matt Williams speaks to Oxford students Nick (3rd year PPE) and Sienna (3rd year Biologist) about all things 'Weird and Wonderful' through the lens of biology and philosophy, in the style of an Oxford tutorial.3. Beauty, Art and Taste
28:33||Season 2, Ep. 3In this episode, Dr Matt Williams talks to two Oxford students Brandon and Dorothea about the concepts of beauty, art and taste, in the format of an Oxford tutorial.2. Why Are There Countries?
35:12||Season 2, Ep. 2In this episode, Dr Matt Williams speaks to Oxford students Shorief and Skye to unpack the question of 'why countries exist', from a politics, history and law perspective.1. The Amazing You
32:53||Season 2, Ep. 1Welcome to season 2 of the What? Why? When? Podcast from Oxford University hosted by Dr Matt Williams!In this podcast we aim to discuss a range of interesting topics in the format of an Oxford University tutorial to give you a taste of Oxbridge teaching.This episode is all about 'The Amazing You', featuring 2 of our students at Jesus College, Oxford.