Nathan Myhrvold

Most visions of extraterrestrial life are actually steeped in human hubris. The fictional extraterrestrials of 'Star Trek' or a hundred other space…

— Nathan Myhrvold

If you have two steaks, one that's an inch thick, one that's 2 inches thick, how much longer does the thicker one…

— Nathan Myhrvold

One of the problems with posing a 'bold new plan' is that you can't just extrapolate from previous plans.

— Nathan Myhrvold

If you take a scotch whiskey and distill out the alcohol, what is left has an amazing taste to it and can…

— Nathan Myhrvold

It's very hard for individual inventors to get paid. For the same reason that private equity is valuable - broadly, that's a…

— Nathan Myhrvold

Wine lovers have known for centuries that decanting wine before serving it often improves its flavor. Whatever the dominant process, the traditional…

— Nathan Myhrvold

The idea behind a dish - the delight and the surprise - makes a difference. Great literature surprises and delights, and provokes…

— Nathan Myhrvold

Economists want their discipline to be a science, and they have nailed down a few precepts, but many of their debates are…

— Nathan Myhrvold

Why pay a fee for Internet content when a million free sites are just a click away? There's no incentive until people…

— Nathan Myhrvold

The NeXT purchase is too little too late. Apple is already dead.

— Nathan Myhrvold

Cooking is for chefs. Science informs us and lets us cook while knowing what we are doing, but it is not a…

— Nathan Myhrvold

The techniques of being an Internet visionary are just like those of lower-tech fortunetellers through the ages. A technological visionary must tell…

— Nathan Myhrvold

The ever-growing size of software applications is what makes Moore's Law possible: 'If we hadn't brought your computer to its knees, why…

— Nathan Myhrvold

Sooner or later the space program will need to save us by detecting and deflecting an incoming asteroid.

— Nathan Myhrvold

The reason societies with democratic governments are better places to live in than their alternatives isn't because of some goodness intrinsic to…

— Nathan Myhrvold

Cooking is an art, but all art requires knowing something about the techniques and materials. Using modernist techniques, you get more control,…

— Nathan Myhrvold

Chefs think about what it's like to make food. Being a scientist in the kitchen is about asking why something works, and…

— Nathan Myhrvold

I was good at math and science, and I got lots of degrees in lots of things, but in a parallel universe,…

— Nathan Myhrvold

Micropayments are great if you use them for a product or service with certain properties. It must be one where you can…

— Nathan Myhrvold

Software is a gas; it expands to fill its container.

— Nathan Myhrvold

The simplest fix for better grilling is to line the inside of your barbecue with tin foil. It dramatically affects how evenly…

— Nathan Myhrvold

I'm one of the first invention capitalists.

— Nathan Myhrvold

The world has shown that if you provide capital and expertise to an area that is starved for capital and expertise, really…

— Nathan Myhrvold

I have a very pragmatic approach to diets. Ones you can't stick to don't do you any good. Some people say, 'Just…

— Nathan Myhrvold

Politicians don't like to face unpleasant realities. In truth, nobody does, but as individuals, we have no choice; if we neglect to…

— Nathan Myhrvold