Fascinating book traces the effects of caffeine on the world as we know it

Michael Pollan investigates the contribution coffee and tea have made to human progress in his book, 'This is Your Mind on Plants: Opium-Caffeine-Mescaline'

24 October 2021 - 00:00

I've always used the coffee stop as the carrot at the end of my running stick. I thought it was an uncomplicated incentive that encouraged me to get up and run every morning. It transpires that I am just an addict. The running is simply a means to an end...

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