http://labs.daylife.com/journalist/morgen_jahnkeArticles by MORGEN JAHNKE, aggregated by daylife.comen-usTue, 24 Nov 2009 20:37:55 GMTTue, 24 Nov 2009 20:37:55 GMTDaylife Betaken@daylife.comken@daylife.comhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InterestingThingOfTheDay/~3/324659776/rOne of the central paradoxes of scientific research and technological development is that while every new discovery brings previously unknown possibilities to light, these discoveries can also have negative effects that may not be readily apparent. For ...Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:19:38 GMThttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InterestingThingOfTheDay/~3/324659776/rPierre Curiehttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InterestingThingOfTheDay/~3/288503716/rWhen I was a kid, there was a time when artificial red food dyes came under intense scrutiny because of their purported health risks. In 1976, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned the dye FD&C Red #2 because scientific studies showed it had ...Mon, 12 May 2008 07:50:21 GMThttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InterestingThingOfTheDay/~3/288503716/rFood and Drug Administrationhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InterestingThingOfTheDay/~3/272716189/rHumans have been raising cows and drinking their milk for thousands of years, and for most of that time there was only one form that the milk came in: straight from the cow. Different cultures developed ways of transforming that milk into other foods, ...Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:33:04 GMThttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InterestingThingOfTheDay/~3/272716189/rhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InterestingThingOfTheDay/~3/266852952/rPicture of a part of the world covered with enormous sand dunes. You may be thinking of a desert in Africa, Asia, or the southwestern United States. But there’s another place, above the 49th parallel, where you can find such sand dunes—Saskatchewan, ...Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:02:16 GMThttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InterestingThingOfTheDay/~3/266852952/rhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InterestingThingOfTheDay/~3/258139533/rThe 20th-century American composer John Cage was well known for his experimental approach to making music. His most famous composition, titled 4’33” (four minutes and 33 seconds), playfully widens the boundaries of what is considered music. The piece ...Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:04:13 GMThttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InterestingThingOfTheDay/~3/258139533/rJohn CageAndy Goldsworthyhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InterestingThingOfTheDay/~3/254349114/Every year, thousands of tourists come to Paris to see one of the most famous faces in the world—Mona Lisa, or La Joconde as she’s known in France. With her enigmatic smile and serene beauty, the subject of Leonardo da Vinci’s painting has inspired ...Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:47:56 GMThttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InterestingThingOfTheDay/~3/254349114/Leonardo da VinciRainer Maria RilkeVladimir Nabokovhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InterestingThingOfTheDay/~3/235436897/rWhen I was younger and didn’t have a lot of money to spend on lunches outside the office, I often brought a bag lunch to work which usually (although not always) featured a peanut butter sandwich. My coworkers teased me about this habit, chalking it up ...Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:32:04 GMThttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InterestingThingOfTheDay/~3/235436897/rhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InterestingThingOfTheDay/~3/234227726/rEvery day it seems medical researchers come out with a new study about coffee, how it is extremely unhealthy for you and/or full of amazing benefits. The focus of most of these studies is more particularly about the effects of caffeine on human health, ...Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:55:44 GMThttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InterestingThingOfTheDay/~3/234227726/rhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InterestingThingOfTheDay/~3/230140697/rIn the years I’ve lived in San Francisco I have seen more than my fair share of cargo shipping containers—sometimes being hoisted by cranes in the busy Port of Oakland, other times filling the decks of gigantic freighters passing through the Golden ...Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:10:34 GMThttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InterestingThingOfTheDay/~3/230140697/rhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InterestingThingOfTheDay/~3/217506756/rThere are some things in the natural world I tend to take for granted, but that reveal true surprises when I look at them more closely. Such is the case with lichens. I’ve known about lichens since childhood, but it turns out I never really knew ...Wed, 16 Jan 2008 08:57:40 GMThttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InterestingThingOfTheDay/~3/217506756/rBeatrix Potter