Richard Feynman: Magnets and Why Questions

Why it was recommended

Feynman, of course, has a pretty definitive response on the difficulty of this problem

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What it covers

A clip from a BBC interview in which Richard Feynman is asked why magnets repel and attract. He explains that "why" questions depend on what a person already accepts as. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

RichardFeynmanLove

Length

7 min 41 sec

Year

2010

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