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.
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A problem, a phone, a software platform: crisis relief in Pakistan
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Molly Wood
Aug 27, 2010
A website called Pakreport.org is helping to collect information needed in relief efforts in flood-ravaged Pakistan.
"Pain ray" to be tested on inmates
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Molly Wood
Aug 26, 2010
The L.A. County Sheriff's Dept. is planning on testing a new non-lethal "pain ray" device -- originally developed for military use in Afghanistan -- for the L.A. County Jail.
Malware on Spanair computer system
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Molly Wood
Aug 25, 2010
In the investigation of the Spanair plane crash in Madrid two years ago, it's been discovered that malware on the plane's computer system might have been an issue.
Taliban get to play (in) Medal of Honor
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Molly Wood
Aug 24, 2010
The new "Medal of Honor" is creating controversy even before its release by being set in Afghanistan. Electronic Arts, the creator of the video game, says it consulted with soldiers who fought in the country.
How safe is a voting machine if some guys can turn it into a Pac Man machine?
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Molly Wood
Aug 23, 2010
An issue already facing election season is the reliability of electronic voting. It hasn't been helped by the fact that some engineers were able to program a voting machine to play Pac Man.
Do you want Facebook to know where you are?
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Molly Wood
Aug 20, 2010
Facebook launches "Facebook Places," which lets you report where you are as you go through your day.
Clickjacking: the feature Facebook isn't so proud of
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Molly Wood
Aug 19, 2010
Because these scams seem to be associated with your friends or ads, you trust the links, and you may not even know when a clickjacking is happening to you.
How to surf the impending geolocation wave
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Molly Wood
Aug 18, 2010
Geolocation looks to be the next big trend in social networking.
Change your name to escape Google.
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Molly Wood
Aug 17, 2010
Google's CEO has a disconcerting prediction about how people in the future will deal with their digital pasts.
Twitter. And Facebook. And death.
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Molly Wood
Aug 16, 2010
Twitter and Facebook have come up with new policies on how to handle the pages of users who have died.