Author: Spencer Ross
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Strange New Ethical Worlds and the Market of AI
I’m just another professor with AI discourse. But I’m from marketing, so critique is seemingly contrarian to my discipline full of hype magnates.
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55 hours of fieldwork in Neiva
Getting COVID at the end of February/beginning of March was rough for my work here, as I was supposed to get to the two-day Producer Roaster Forum in Guatemala City at the beginning of the month. Instead, I lost an opportunity to meet other folks from coffee-producing countries and be able to add their insights…
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A break in the action (for family tourism), and then, COVID
It’s a busy month with meeting folks from the Federacion Nacional de Cafeteros and then a visit from my entire family, but it ends with me getting COVID.
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Information Imperialism and Coffee
What does it mean to demand more information of coffee producers yet not expect to give anything of value
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Coffee is a fruit
I got the opportunity to take my first ever trip to a coffee farm. But firsthand context left me with more questions than answers on unlocking equity.
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Starting to tackle the research
It’s now been about three weeks since I landed here in Bogotá and I feel much more comfortable here than I did those first culture shock-ing couple of days. There are a couple of reasons for this. First, though my Spanish still is less than good, I’ve gotten the sense of some of the expressions…
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Settling in to the Colombian coffee scene
Since arriving in Bogotá last week, I’ve gotten more comfortable in the city, visited specialty coffee shops, and discussed coffee research with colleagues.
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Bogotá, ¡aquí estoy!
A bit about my first few days in Bogotá, including some of the walks to familiarize myself with my neighborhood, some of the challenges of not speaking Spanish well, and early observations about coffee while in Colombia.
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Wrapping up to Fulbright sabbatical
A lot has gone on for getting packed for my Fulbright trip to research coffee value systems in Colombia. At the same time, I’m learning new insights that are sparking additional questions for my research.
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How losing my job paved the (long, indirect) way to Colombia
TLDR: I lost my job. But obviously, there’s more to that story than meets the eye…