Hannah Fry claims that at a fundamental level, the existence of magnets must be accepted as an intrinsic property of the universe because there is no underlying explanation that does not eventually re

“it does at some level we have to just say magnets work because we find ourselves in a universe where they do it is a fundamental ingredient in our universe just like gravity”

Michael Stevens posits that while humans lack the biological capacity to sense Earth's magnetic field, their curiosity acts as an emotional surrogate that drives them to investigate and build tools li

“Curiosity is an emotion. It moves us to do or not do things. And when humans see evidence of magnetism, we get curious. We investigate it. We ask questions. How do they work? And in that way, we're moved to learn and study”