Science and coffee
I find it interesting that there is such a strong representation of scientists, or at least scientific minded people, in the coffee world.
You have probably heard the phrase cooking is an art and baking is a science (which I mostly agree with). Before diving into the minutia of coffee preparation I considered coffee making to be more of an art than anything else. The deeper I dive into espresso, the more I realize that pulling espresso probably more of a science than an art.
Source: http://www.roaste.com/CoffeeBlogs/yeahyeah/Science-and-coffee