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Is there a single “meaning of life”? Or should we ask instead: what is the meaning in life?

In this episode of the What? Why? When? Podcast, Dr. Matt Williams is joined by two Jesus College students — Jubeda, a historian, and Yannick, a physicist — to explore one of humanity’s deepest and most enduring questions.

💡 Key Questions Explored;

Is life about sentience, purpose, or perception?

Does a building rebuilt every 20 years still count as 1,300 years old?

If your body replaces its cells every 7 years, are you still “you”?

Is meaning something we construct, or something greater we discover?

📚 Drawing from philosophy, Islamic theology, evolutionary biology, neuroscience, and thermodynamics, this discussion weaves together multiple perspectives:

The role of religion in finding meaning.=

Physics concepts like entropy, energy conservation, and emergent properties

The role of curiosity in human survival

Whether aging is a genetic condition — and what that could mean for the future

The philosophical implications of identity, memory, and personal change

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📢 Let us know in the comments: What gives your life meaning?

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[This podcast was produced in the SOUTHWORKS Digital Media Lab at Jesus College Oxford, with thanks to, and in partnership with, SOUTHWORKS.]