One Leaf, Ten Thousand Cups: The Science and Art of Tea

This course tells the story of tea from a single botanical species—Camellia sinensis—through its astonishing transformation into thousands of distinct beverages that have shaped cultures, economies, and daily rituals across the globe. The course arc moves from the ground up: we begin with the living plant and its environment, follow the leaf through processing and brewing, explore how our own senses decode what's in the cup, situate tea in its vast cultural and historical context, and finally em...