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The Discovery of Radium / Marie Curie's miracle cure

One 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 ...

From MORGEN JAHNKE, Interesting Thing of the Day,  2 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Pierre Curie

Cochineal / Insect-based color

When 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 ...

From MORGEN JAHNKE, Interesting Thing of the Day,  12 May 2008
Related Topics: Food and Drug Administration

Cow Sharing / Getting the milk for free

Humans 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, ...

From MORGEN JAHNKE, Interesting Thing of the Day,  18 Apr 2008

Athabasca Sand Dunes / Saskatchewan's shifting sands

Picture 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, ...

From MORGEN JAHNKE, Interesting Thing of the Day,  9 Apr 2008

The Vienna Vegetable Orchestra / Grooves from the garden

The 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 ...

From MORGEN JAHNKE, Interesting Thing of the Day,  26 Mar 2008
Related Topics: John Cage,  Andy Goldsworthy

The Unknown Woman of the Seine / Breathing new life into a mystery

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 ...

From MORGEN JAHNKE, Interesting Thing of the Day,  19 Mar 2008
Related Topics: Leonardo da Vinci,  Rainer Maria Rilke,  Vladimir Nabokov

The PB&J Campaign / The environmental impact of lunch

When 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 ...

From MORGEN JAHNKE, Interesting Thing of the Day,  15 Feb 2008

Coffee Decaffeination Processes / Less buzz for your buck

Every 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, ...

From MORGEN JAHNKE, Interesting Thing of the Day,  13 Feb 2008

Shipping Container Architecture / Ship-shape design

In 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 ...

From MORGEN JAHNKE, Interesting Thing of the Day,  6 Feb 2008

Lichens / A tale of two organisms

There 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 ...

From MORGEN JAHNKE, Interesting Thing of the Day,  16 Jan 2008
Related Topics: Beatrix Potter

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