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Group Member 1
Name:

Mehmet Ali Aydoan

Sub-Category Research
Area:

Coffees effect on health and brain

Information Source #1
Title:

Caffeine: how does it affect our health?

Notes
:

n US people consume 300 mg caffeine per-capita

mprove concentration and focus
To help feel fresh
Effect as a stimulant the central nervous system
May reduce the risk of liver, mouth and throat cancer
May enhance long-term memory and reduce the suicide risk

Information Source #2
Title:
Caffeine: For the More Creative Mind

Notes
:

boosts energy and decreases fatigue; enhances physical, cognitive, and

motor performance; and aids short-term memory, problem solving, decision
making, and concentration
increase your energy.
to show some improvement in productivity on creative tasks.

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Information Source #3
Title:
How Caffeine Can Cramp Creativity

Notes
:

Caffeine restrain some mental process which is necessary for creative

thinking
Sleep deprivation is also a negative effect for creativity
Caffeine cause low sleep efficiency and quality
Increased alertness and focus
Creativity-diminishing side effects
Prevent our focus from becoming too diffuse

Group Member 2
Name:

Sanem Akkurt

Sub-Category Research
Area:

Educational Life with Coffee

Information Source #1
Title:
Notes
:

Coffee The next generation

%80 of Canadians drink coffee sometimes and over %66 of

Canadians over the age of 18 drink coffee on a daily basis.

Coffee is more popular than tea, milk, beer, fruit juices and
soft drinks.

Coffee beverages tend to appeal to Canadians with greatier

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education, those in professional business life and people with

higher incomes.

The aroma of coffee brewing, long considered one of those

refreshing scents that instantly makes you feel better, has
been shown to be good for your physical health.

According to Dr. Takayuki Shibamoto of the University of

California, an antioxidant in the aroma given off by freshly
brewed coffee may actually help prevent cancer.

Information Source #2
Title:
Notes
:

Students Learn 'language' of Coffee

Andrew McMillan, spokesman for Matthew Algie, said: "Often

people start drinking coffee when they go to university - we
don't tend to drink it as children.

Mr McMillan said: "Coffee is the new wine. Coffee bars these

days are like the wine bars of the 80s. Coffee is quite
attainable now. It's fashionable and people don't feel snobbish
about drinking it.

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Group Member 3
Name:

Egemenifti

Sub-Category Research
Area:

Where does coffee come from and how it become popular.

Information Source #1
Title:

History of Coffee (Legends)

Notes
:

An Ethiopian legend
The Arabian Peninsula
Coffee comes to Europe
The New World
Plantations around the world
Coming to The Americas

Information Source #2
Title:
Notes
:

Historical Path That Coffee Follows

African origins
Escape from Arabia
Europe catches the buzz
A Swashbuckling scheme
Crossing The Atlantic
Coffee blooms in Brazil

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Information Source #3
Title:

History of Coffee (goat legend)

Notes
:

Kaldi and dancing goats

Origin of coffee
Goats eat red berries and it effects them

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