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Profile: Nathan Myhrvold

Clip: Season 6 Episode 4 | 9m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

Nathan Myhrvold wants to use cutting-edge science to revolutionize the way we cook.

Nathan Myhrvold may be the ultimate Renaissance Geek, but the child prodigy and former Chief Technology Officer of Microsoft has always maintained his obsessive passion for food and the science of cooking. In his kitchen at Intellectual Ventures, he and a team of chefs are using advanced lab equipment to cook up dishes that look and taste like nothing else.

10/30/2012 | Rating NR

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