The dilemma for early 21st century journalism is this: Who will pay for the news? Nathan Myhrvold 21stcenturydilemma Change image and share on social
The prize for ultimate inefficiency goes to America. We have built in so many checks and balances that our 'leaders' are the most thoroughly hogtied of any on Earth. Nathan Myhrvold americabalancebuild Change image and share on social
New online formats gutted the newspaper-ad business. Why pore over tiny print looking for a job in the want ads when you can tap a few keywords into monster.com, then click through and apply? Why pay a steep per-character rate for a classified when you can hawk a whole garage full of used stuff on EBay or Craigslist for free? Nathan Myhrvold applybusinesscharacter share on social
If your kitchen smells good, your food lost something. Nathan Myhrvold foodgoodkitchen Change image and share on social
Every serious nuclear accident involves operator error, so you want to eliminate the operator altogether. Nathan Myhrvold accidentaltogethereliminate Change image and share on social
Economists want their discipline to be a science, and they have nailed down a few precepts, but many of their debates are still clouded by ideology. Nathan Myhrvold clouddebatediscipline Change image and share on social
No CEO ever says, 'Damnit, we need to increase research!' I want to encourage them to do that. Nathan Myhrvold ceodamnitencourage Change image and share on social
Now, to find dinosaurs, you hike around in horrible conditions looking for a dinosaur. It sounds really dumb, but that's what it is. It's horrible conditions, because wherever you have nice weather, plants grow, and you don't get any erosion, and you don't see any dinosaurs. Nathan Myhrvold conditiondinosaurdumb share on social
A blowtorch is a wonderful thing. You can get one of those for about 25 bucks at Home Depot. And there's a ton of things that you can use a blowtorch for, in browning a steak or touching up the browning of a chicken or making creme brulee. Nathan Myhrvold blowtorchbrownbrulee share on social
Ultimately, my Ph.D. is in mathematical physics, focusing on quantum field theory and curved space-time, and I worked with Stephen Hawking. Nathan Myhrvold curvefieldfocus Change image and share on social