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98. The Future of Coffee & Life with Kirk Pearson
Welcome to a special episode number 98 with my friendly neighbourhood coffee guy and host of ‘The Coffee Show’ podcast, Kirk Pearson.
Join us from Melbourne’s Hosier Lane as Kirk and I dive deeper into the world of coffee, covering Melbourne coffee culture and the future of the coffee industry as it integrates deeper and deeper into life itself.
Key Talking Points
* Science in Specialty Coffee: Kirk reveals the intense level of science and mathematics that goes into high-quality coffee—like weighing everything and assessing water chemistry.
* From Pong to GTA 5: The Steep Modern Learning Curve: Lui uses a brilliant analogy, tracing the evolution of gaming from the simple days of Pong to the complex 3D world of Grand Theft Auto 5. The point: the starting point for Gen Z in any field (like coffee) is so technologically advanced that their learning curve is exponentially steeper, but if the infrastructure is in place, they can go from “zero to master straight away“.
* AI, Problem-Solving, and the Rise of Philosophers: We unpack the idea that humanity is innately composed of problem solvers. If AI takes on our current problems, Lui suggests we will simply “find new problems to go and solve” and affirms that AI will usher in a new era where we face complex ethical decision points (like the trolley problem for self-driving cars), leading to a “rise in like philosophers” as suggest by Yuval Noah Harari.
* The Irreplaceable Human Element in Coffee: Kirk emphasises that customers establish a deep, personal relationship with the people who make their coffee. He shares that in Melbourne, people will actually walk out of a café if they aren’t familiar with the barista or if the coffee (or “chat”) is “sh*t,” proving that the human connection is just as vital as the product.
Catch Kirk at Project Zero Coffee - https://www.instagram.com/projectzero.coffee/?hl=en
And The Coffee Show with Kirk - https://www.instagram.com/coffeeshow.kirk/?hl=en
🫶 Thanks again for listening and watching! Let us know your thoughts on the episode and catch you in the next one.
Listen Now YouTube and Spotify
Be Part of the Journey
Buy Lui a coffee - https://ko-fi.com/luifdiaz
Connect
Instagram - Youtube - Facebook
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit luidiazpodcast.substack.com
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By Lui DiazWelcome to a special episode number 98 with my friendly neighbourhood coffee guy and host of ‘The Coffee Show’ podcast, Kirk Pearson.
Join us from Melbourne’s Hosier Lane as Kirk and I dive deeper into the world of coffee, covering Melbourne coffee culture and the future of the coffee industry as it integrates deeper and deeper into life itself.
Key Talking Points
* Science in Specialty Coffee: Kirk reveals the intense level of science and mathematics that goes into high-quality coffee—like weighing everything and assessing water chemistry.
* From Pong to GTA 5: The Steep Modern Learning Curve: Lui uses a brilliant analogy, tracing the evolution of gaming from the simple days of Pong to the complex 3D world of Grand Theft Auto 5. The point: the starting point for Gen Z in any field (like coffee) is so technologically advanced that their learning curve is exponentially steeper, but if the infrastructure is in place, they can go from “zero to master straight away“.
* AI, Problem-Solving, and the Rise of Philosophers: We unpack the idea that humanity is innately composed of problem solvers. If AI takes on our current problems, Lui suggests we will simply “find new problems to go and solve” and affirms that AI will usher in a new era where we face complex ethical decision points (like the trolley problem for self-driving cars), leading to a “rise in like philosophers” as suggest by Yuval Noah Harari.
* The Irreplaceable Human Element in Coffee: Kirk emphasises that customers establish a deep, personal relationship with the people who make their coffee. He shares that in Melbourne, people will actually walk out of a café if they aren’t familiar with the barista or if the coffee (or “chat”) is “sh*t,” proving that the human connection is just as vital as the product.
Catch Kirk at Project Zero Coffee - https://www.instagram.com/projectzero.coffee/?hl=en
And The Coffee Show with Kirk - https://www.instagram.com/coffeeshow.kirk/?hl=en
🫶 Thanks again for listening and watching! Let us know your thoughts on the episode and catch you in the next one.
Listen Now YouTube and Spotify
Be Part of the Journey
Buy Lui a coffee - https://ko-fi.com/luifdiaz
Connect
Instagram - Youtube - Facebook
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit luidiazpodcast.substack.com