The Biology of Coffee & Chocolate Department of Evolution,
Ecology, & Organismal Biology The Ohio State University Tuesday,
March 4, 2008 Dr. Bradley will introduce the biology and history
of cultivation of these famous staples of our culture; two
forest-understory plants, one from Africa (coffee) and the other
from tropical America (chocolate). He will explain the
conservation implications of their production. This Science Cafe
will also consider the following questions: - Why are people so
obsessed with the varieties of coffee and chocolate? - Are these
differences really significant? - What are the health
consequences, good and bad of consumption of these two foods? -
What evidence is there for physiological and/or psychotropic
effects of consumption? Here are audio recordings of this
science cafe: