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Coffee, Tea & Chocolate- The Story of Addiction
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Coffee, Tea & Chocolate- The Story of Addiction
Tuesday, September 30th
2:00 pm MacColl Room
First Presbyterian Church
201 S. 21st St.
Coffee comes from Ethiopia, tea from China, and chocolate from South America, but these plants are now consumed everywhere in the world. The reason for this is simple: they all contain addictive drugs that help people stay awake and active. This discussion will cover the chemistry and biology of these plants, the history of how they spread around the world, and the political economy of their production and distribution.
Bio of presenter: Dr. Scott Poethig is the John and Margaret Fassitt professor of Biology at the U. of Pennsylvania. In addition to his research on the genetics of plant development, he teaches a course on the Biology of Food. He is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, and received the Lindback prize for teaching from Penn.
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Location
First Presbyterian Church
201 S. 21st St.
USA
Event Contact(s)
Rachel Amin
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This program will be held in the MacColl Room of the First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, 201 South 21st Street, on the southeast corner of Walnut. The entrance is on the side of the building off of 21st Street. There is an accessible entrance behind the building off of Chancellor St.
Registration cancellations will be accepted until Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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