N. Myhrvold

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The Tiger Video Fileserver
Tiger is a distributed, fault-tolerant real-time fileserver. It provides data streams at a constant, guaranteed rate to a large number of clients, in addition to supporting more traditional… Expand
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An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
Studying life-history traits within and across taxonomic classifications has revealed many interesting and important patterns, but this approach to life history requires access to large compilations… Expand
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Semiaquatic adaptations in a giant predatory dinosaur
Mysterious dinosaur a swimmer? Dinosaurs are often appreciated for their size and oddity. In this regard, the North African carnivorous theropod Spinosaurus, with its huge dorsal sail and a body… Expand
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Projections of the pace of warming following an abrupt increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration
The temperature response of atmosphere?ocean climate models is analyzed based on atmospheric CO2 step-function-change simulations submitted to phase 5 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project… Expand
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Dinosaur Census Reveals Abundant Tyrannosaurus and Rare Ontogenetic Stages in the Upper Cretaceous Hell Creek Formation (Maastrichtian), Montana, USA
BACKGROUND A dinosaur census recorded during the Hell Creek Project (1999-2009) incorporates multiple lines of evidence from geography, taphohistory, stratigraphy, phylogeny and ontogeny to… Expand
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Greenhouse gases, climate change and the transition from coal to low-carbon electricity
A transition from the global system of coal-based electricity generation to low-greenhouse-gas-emission energy technologies is required to mitigate climate change in the long term. The use of current… Expand
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Key factors for assessing climate benefits of natural gas versus coal electricity generation
Assessing potential climate effects of natural gas versus coal electricity generation is complicated by the large number of factors reported in life cycle assessment studies, compounded by the large… Expand
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A call to search for fossilised gastric pellets
Numerous extant carnivorous, piscivorous and insectivorous species – including birds, pinnipeds, varanid lizards and crocodiles and mammals – routinely ingest food combined with a high proportion of… Expand
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Traveling-Wave Reactors : A Truly Sustainable and Full-Scale Resource for Global Energy Needs
Rising environmental and economic concerns have signaled a desire to reduce dependence on hydrocarbon fuels. These concerns have brought the world to an inflection point and decisions made today will… Expand
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Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking
A revolution is underway in the art of cooking. Just as French Impressionists upended centuries of tradition, Modernist cuisine has in recent years blown through the boundaries of the culinary arts.… Expand
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