Support the fact-based journalism you rely on with a donation to Marketplace today. Give Now!

Molly Wood

Host and senior editor

SHORT BIO

Molly Wood is the former host and senior editor of "Marketplace Tech," a daily broadcast focused on demystifying the digital economy, and former co-host of "Make Me Smart," where she and co-host Kai Ryssdal would try to make sense of big topics in business, tech and culture.

What was your first job?

Grocery store checker (but I also drove an ice cream truck once).

Fill in the blank: Money can’t buy you happiness, but it can buy you ______.

Time, the most precious thing of all.

What is something that everyone should own, no matter how much it costs?

A pet!

What’s the favorite item in your workspace and why?

My electric fireplace! It is both cute and cozy.

 

Latest Stories (2,747)

Machine translates brain waves into words.

Sep 10, 2010
Bioengineering has made huge advances in translating brain waves into words. Mind-reading, anyone?

Judge makes it harder for feds to see your cell phone records

Sep 9, 2010
A federal appeals court in Pennsylvania has rules that judges may demand a warrant instead of a subpoena from investigators who try to obtain location information from cell phones.

Craigslist censors self, decries censorship

Sep 8, 2010
Responding to criticism, Craigslist takes down its "adult services" section. But how much responsibility over the ads in such areas should the site claim?

Cyber War and Peace?

Sep 7, 2010
A proposal is circulating for a peace treaty for cyberspace, but could a cyber war really happen, and what would it look like?

Remember the 40 hour work week?

Sep 6, 2010
In honor of Labor Day, we take a look at how technologies affect our work ethic, and the significance in giving each other our undivided attention.

Aging Out of Employment

Sep 3, 2010
The unemployment rate in Silicon Valley is grim, and even worse for older engineers.

Apple's in the Garden

Sep 2, 2010
With the announcement of Apple's new social networking tool Ping, we look into the "walled gardens" the company is creating, and how they may be harmful for web users.

India's security services eye Google and Skype

Sep 1, 2010
After cutting a deal with Blackberry for access to data sent over the network, India's security officials move toward Google and Skype.

Cloudy Future for Digital Property

Aug 31, 2010
With cloud computing gaining popularity, we investigate how ideas of ownership of digital property are in flux.

Africans rush to create apps

Aug 30, 2010
A contest to create the best apps to solve problems in East Africa is opening up dialogue between developers and NGOs.