2019/11/09 – Ken Wheeler – Everything You’ve Always Wanted to Know About Magnetism … But Didn’t Know Who to Ask!

What is “magnetism?” And, no, I don’t mean the “boy/girl” kind; I mean, the real physical thing: Two pieces of “something” (can be metal or not …) that — “for some reason” — insist on coming together if left relatively near each other in space, “all by themselves.” Tell me honestly: who DIDN’T “play with magnets” where they were a kid growing up … mystified and enthralled by the wonder of the many invisible attractions and repulsions one could experience “playing with a magnet” … like, “playing with the godlike forces that must have created the Universe itself ….” Which is exactly what my guest — citizen-scientist and “magnetic expert,” Ken Wheeler — is going to argue tonight. “Magnetism” is the invisible signature, made visible — of the invisible “hyperdimensional” forces that actually maintain our existence and our lives … and the life of the Universe all around us. Magnetism [...]