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In the Air. Who says big ideas are rare?

May 12, 2008 /

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How useful is it to have a group of really smart people brainstorm for a day?

Nathan Myhrvold met Jack Horner on the set of the “Jurassic Park” sequel in 1996. Horner is an eminent paleontologist, and was a consultant on the movie. Myhrvold was there because he really likes dinosaurs. Between takes, the two men got to talking, and Horner asked Myhrvold if he was interested in funding dinosaur expeditions.

by Malcolm Gladwell

Full Story: http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/05/12/080512fa_fact_gladwell/?yrail

(Many thanks to Geoff Badenoch for bringing this to our attention. Russ)