Would the world be a better place if we all paused to enjoy a square of sustainably-sourced craft chocolate every day? In honor of the Thanksgiving season, Reid and Aria treat Possible listeners to a discussion about chocolate, flavor, and sustainability. Joining them is Spencer Hyman, whose company, Cocoa Runners, sells craft chocolates from sustainability-minded artisan makers around the world. He gets into the difference between flavor and taste, along with the future of personalized nutrition and the art of savoring everything from chocolate to friendship. For more info on the podcast and transcripts of all the episodes, visit https://www.possible.fm/podcast/ Topics:2:33 - Hellos and intros4:20 - Spencer’s journey into the world of chocolate6:25 - The language of flavor8:01 - How AI could impact taste10:23 - Inflection’s Pi describes flavors in creative ways13:03 - Leading a sustainable business that combines capital and social good15:17 - Making chocolate more social16:08 - Why chocolate is water-intensive 18:32 - Waves of culinary trends and innovations 22:17 - Midroll ad break22:24 - Can technology help us better savor food?25:14 - The next potential innovations in the food industry28:07 - Why the order you eat things in matters30:50 - Building meaningful connection via chocolate 34:14 - A conversation with Spencer’s daughter about chocolate and relationship-building38:18 - Rapid-fire questions
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What if, in the future, everything breaks humanity's way? Possible is an award-winning, weekly podcast that sketches out the brightest version of the future—and what it will take to get there. Hosts Reid Hoffman and Aria Finger explore what’s possible with forward-thinking leaders, deep thinkers, and ambitious builders across many fields, such as technology, art, education and healthcare. These conversations center on the ways technology—and, in particular, AI—is shaping the future. In episodes, AI tools such as OpenAI’s GPT-4 and Inflection’s Pi are at work, offering informational asides, prompting guests, or demoing what they can do. Last...