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The two ingredients in water that ruin your coffee, and the ancient story behind them

The Science of Coffee by James Harper

Jul 28, 202538:40Science & Medicine

550 million years ago, earth was perfect. We had perfect water for coffee AND we were living in a vegetarian paradise! But then Earth changed—violently. The planet shifted from a peaceful, plant-eating paradise to a dark...

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The two ingredients in water that ruin your coffee, and the ancient story behind them is an episode from The Science of Coffee by James Harper. 550 million years ago, earth was perfect. We had perfect water for coffee AND we were living in...

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Published Jul 28, 2025, 38:40 long, audio available.

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