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In Our Spare Times

An academic podcast in which a panel of Oxford students and young researchers join hosts Jan-Willem Prügel, Aled Walker and Alice Harberd to discuss their academic and intellectual passions. Each epis... Read more

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Conservatism

Conservatism

In this episode, Jan-Willem Prügel discusses the historical origins and philosophical characteristics of Conservatism wi... Read more

1 Nov 2021

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Number Systems

Number Systems

Jan-Willem Prügel questions three Oxford mathematicians about the mythical entities known as numbers. What are they? And... Read more

28 Oct 2021

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