The Coffee Conundrum

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

Science Radio, Engineering, Naked Scientists, Natural Sciences, Technology, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness, Medicine, Science

4.6 • 957 Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2022

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Stimulating isn't it. I recently came off the hard stuff and I've missed it ever since. I used to see coffee as a real treat, but that caffeine hit may soon be harder to come by. Scientists predict a drastic decline in suitable coffee growing land by up to 60% before 2050. In the show we'll put you in the hotseat to see how well you really know the UK's second favourite hot beverage. In the news: a change up at CERN could spell big changes for particle physicists universally, dinosaurs with coloured feathers and the happy hormone that makes old timers love life... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0	All engine running.
0:04.0	running.
0:05.0	I'm so genius.
0:06.0	Welcome.
0:07.0	It's the show where we bring science.
0:09.0	What that essentially means is discovery,
0:11.0	devances, research, technology, unbelievable.
0:15.0	Without further ado, this is the naked scientist.
0:18.4	Hello and welcome to the show where we bring you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and medicine.
0:24.8	I'm Harry Lewis. In this week's show we'll be considering why grandparents are happier than
0:29.6	moody teens trying to identify the pigmentation and dinosaur feathers and stripping the Hadron
0:34.8	collider down to size. It's a big task in an attempt to discover why it's had so much
0:39.4	media attention this week. And later on I'm also for my morning cup of coffee I really look forward to my first
0:46.7	right now get very excited but at my first cup of coffee.
0:49.5	I get really bit pleased if I get disturbed in my little bits when I'm having my cup of coffee.
0:56.0	Do you like your caffeinated beverages as much as my father?
1:00.0	If the answer is yes, then you might not like the ominous forecast it's received from experts
1:05.0	the future of coffee coming up. The Naked Scientists Podcast is powered by UKfast.
1:11.0	dot-K. by UK Fast.co.co. UK.
1:17.0	First up, oxytocin is the brain's hug hormone. It helps us bond with our babies and lovers
1:26.4	and makes us more inclined to trust others. Interestingly, as Claremont Graduate University's
1:31.5	Paul Zach has been showing, the older we get, the more of it we make.
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