Researchers who examined the voting records of wine judges found that 90 percent of the time they give inconsistent ratings to a particular wine when they judge it on multiple occasions. Nathan Myhrvold examinefindgive Change image and share on social
Chefs think about what it's like to make food. Being a scientist in the kitchen is about asking why something works, and how it works. Nathan Myhrvold cheffoodkitchen Change image and share on social
What you do on a dinosaur expedition is you hike and look at the ground. You find bones sticking out of the dirt and, once you see something, you dig. Nathan Myhrvold bonedigdinosaur Change image and share on social
Suppose that 'Unsolved Mysteries' called you with news of a long-lost identical twin. Would that suddenly make you less of a person, less of an individual? It is hard to see how. So, why would a clone be different? Your clone would be raised in a different era by different people - like the lost identical twin, only younger than you. Nathan Myhrvold callcloneera share on social
It's impossible that we're alone in the universe. Every time we think we're more special than others, we're proven wrong. Nathan Myhrvold impossibleprovespecial Change image and share on social
We have the only cookbook in the world that has partial differential equations in it. Nathan Myhrvold cookbookdifferentialequation Change image and share on social
Software-industry battles are fought by highly paid and out-of-shape nerds furiously pounding computer keyboards while they guzzle diet Coke. The stakes aren't very dramatic. Life? Liberty? The pursuit of happiness? Nope, it's about stock options. Nathan Myhrvold battlecokecomputer share on social
Many of the things the slow food people honor were innovations within historical times. Somebody had to be the first European to eat a tomato. Nathan Myhrvold eateuropeanfood Change image and share on social
Raw lobster tail, freeze dried, is amazing. Nathan Myhrvold amazedryfreeze Change image and share on social
People who grow up in a region doubtless have a better cultural awareness of their own cuisine, but it's also true that a lot of locals go to McDonald's, Applebee's and the like. Nathan Myhrvold applebeeawarenesscuisine Change image and share on social