Introducing: The NASA of Coffee




The Daily Dive show

Summary: Something to start your Monday with… The NASA of coffee. Colombia’s coffee is in danger from threats of fungi and pests.  Farmers are looking for ways to battle coffee leaf rust, coffee bud disease, and a pesky beetle.  Andrew Wight, journalist based out of Medellin Colombia joins us to discuss how the NASA of coffee is working on ways to keep your coffee fresh. We have all seen that teen with their face buried in their smartphones.  You can barely hold a conversation with them before they get bored and go back to their devices.  A new study of more than 2500 teens has just found a link between digital media use and the development of ADHD symptoms. Melissa Healy, health and science reporter for the LA Times joins us for the particulars and why we should all be taking a break from our devices. Finally, Ghosting… a term that usually lives in the online dating world has crept its way into the job market. My producer Miranda joins us to talk about this new trend of blowing off interviews or work altogether and how it is driving companies crazy. With a strong job market and more opportunities, people ghosting possible job prospects.