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18 January 2024
Icy Beauty: Renowned photographer captures the elusive beauty of a snowflake
Modernist Cuisine’s Nathan Myhrvold shares how he captures and then photographs snowflakes.
08 January 2024
From Microchips to Atom Splits
In this interview recorded for the Net-Zero Nuclear Summit at COP28, Nathan discusses his path into the nuclear energy industry and the potential and challenges ahead for this indispensable source of reliable, carbon-free energy.
19 June 2023
The Economics of Everyday Things: T. rex skeletons
Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons — how do they emerge from the Upper Cretaceous period to end up in natural-history museums and private collections? Zachary Crockett talks with Nathan Myhrvold and other experts as he digs for answers.
07 June 2023
Master of All Trades Nathan Myhrvold
Nathan Myhrvold is a voracious intellect: he enrolled in college at the age of 14, he has multiple degrees in mathematics, geophysics and physics, he helped build Microsoft as its Chief Technology Officer, and he has published 16 volumes of encyclopedic, visually arresting books. Martha is a longtime friend and admirer. She connects with him in his lab to talk about his latest book, Food and Drink: Modernist Cuisine Photography, and a range of other projects, from building nuclear reactors to perfecting pastry. Listen in as the sparks fly.
05 June 2023
How I use my unique camera rigs to take spectacular aurora images
How ‘super panorama’ robotic rigs help photographer Nathan Myhrvold capture the northern lights in super-high resolution
28 May 2023
Microsoft’s first CTO is also a genius physicist, chef and dinosaur expert
In this captivating podcast episode, renowned entrepreneur and visionary Nathan Myhrvold takes us on a fascinating journey through his extraordinary life. From his groundbreaking contributions at Microsoft, where he played a key role in shaping the tech giant's success, to his unexpected foray into the world of cooking as a renowned chef and culinary innovator, Myhrvold's insatiable curiosity is revealed as the driving force behind his remarkable achievements. Delving even further into his diverse interests, Myhrvold shares his passion for paleontology and the thrilling adventures that led him to become an esteemed dinosaur enthusiast. Prepare to be inspired by the boundless curiosity that unlocked Myhrvold's fortune across multiple domains.
21 March 2023
A Technologist’s Guide to the Future
Visionary technology and business leader Nathan Myhrvold dives deep into some of the most pressing questions facing our world today, including the promise of technology, the perils of self-driving cars, interplanetary travel, and if we can reverse the effects of what we’ve already done to our planet.
17 February 2023
Emission Cuts Will Fail to Stop Climate Change. What to Do Then?
In the Weekend Interview for the Wall St. Journal, Nathan Myhrvold outlines the possibilities for ‘geoengineering’ to cool the Earth and remove CO2 from the atmosphere.