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    Explore "magnets" with insightful episodes like "Selects: How Magnets Work", "Magnets: The Hidden Objects Powering Your Life" and "How Magnets Work" from podcasts like ""Stuff You Should Know", "Short Wave" and "Stuff You Should Know"" and more!

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    Magnets: The Hidden Objects Powering Your Life

    Magnets: The Hidden Objects Powering Your Life
    It's likely there's a magnet wherever you're looking right now. In fact, the device you're using to listen to this episode? Also uses a magnet. Which is why today, NPR science correspondent Geoff Brumfiel is taking us "back to school," explaining how magnetism works and why magnets deserve more respect.

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    How Magnets Work

    How Magnets Work

    You can stick them to the fridge or use them to transpose sound to tape, whatever they are used for magnets are surprisingly interesting. And knowing just exactly how and why magnets work will make you more interesting, which is why you should listen to this episode of SYSK.

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