Articles by Molly Brown

Molly Brown is a freelance writer and editor covering tech, travel, books, and more. Follow her @evilmolly and reach her at molly@geekwire.com.

Bill Gates picks his 5 top summer reads for 2019, with no shortage of heavy topics

Review: ‘Zucked’ examines Facebook’s unchecked power and ‘catastrophic’ results for us all
Key takeaways from former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz’s new book, ‘From the Ground Up’
5 rules for being fearless in business and life from AOL veteran and investor Jean Case

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Gates Foundation to hold event for teens to promote clean water

by Molly Brown on April 22, 2015April 22, 2015 at 1:19 pm

The Gates Foundation Visitor Center is holding a Teen Action Fair this weekend to raise awareness and funds to support clean water efforts worldwide. To help communicate that message, the… Read More

Netflix gives green light to Daredevil’s Season 2

by Molly Brown on April 22, 2015April 22, 2015 at 11:23 am

Marvel’s Daredevil has already received the go-ahead for a second season from Netflix. As the Hollywood Reporter states, the re-up came only 11 days after its premiere on the streaming… Read More

Meet the Robobarista, the latte-making robot

by Molly Brown on April 22, 2015April 22, 2015 at 10:59 am

Imagine, in the future a robot might be making your morning latte. Cornell researchers’ Robobarista project is all about getting robots to figure out how to do everyday functions by using… Read More

Make your garden awesome with this new app

by Molly Brown on April 22, 2015April 22, 2015 at 10:14 am

What better time to think about growing your own food than Earth Day? And what better way to dive into the process than an app? Bonnie Plants presents Homegrown, a new… Read More

Train in Japan shatters another speed record

by Molly Brown on April 22, 2015April 22, 2015 at 9:38 am

As if you needed one more thing to love about Japan — their superfast trains. And now, according to this report by the BBC, their fastest train has beat its time.… Read More

NASA’s Messenger spacecraft to go out in a blaze of glory by crashing into Mercury

by Molly Brown on April 22, 2015April 22, 2015 at 9:16 am

Talk about making an exit. NASA’s Messenger spacecraft, which they launched in 2004 to orbit and study Mercury, is going out of commission next week. Out of fuel, the spacecraft,… Read More

Population booms and dead zones: King County’s emergency radio system is shot, and that means a vote

by Molly Brown on April 22, 2015May 19, 2015 at 2:29 pm

We have another election coming up Tuesday, April 28, in King County, Wash., and this one could impact just how efficiently local emergency services respond. Voters will get to decide… Read More

Bill Gates asks, how much meat should we eat?

by Molly Brown on April 21, 2015April 21, 2015 at 12:31 pm

Eating meat continues to be a controversial topic as we struggle to feed the world and mitigate environmental damage. And it’s the big question Bill Gates tackles in his post on… Read More

New Tumblr makes fun of all those misspelled names on Starbucks cups

by Molly Brown on April 21, 2015April 21, 2015 at 10:33 am

Has it happened to you? You put in your order at Starbucks, give them your name and get back a cup with something scrawled across it that isn’t even vaguely close?… Read More

Former Google staffers making an affordable, at-home breast cancer gene test

by Molly Brown on April 21, 2015April 21, 2015 at 10:07 am

Yesterday, the National Cancer Institute stated that the “number of breast cancers suffered by American women will increase by about 50 percent by 2030,” according to this piece in the… Read More

Beyoncé has a special gold Apple Watch that you can’t buy

by Molly Brown on April 21, 2015April 21, 2015 at 9:09 am

Despite what the tabloids want you to think, celebrities are not just like you and me. Case and point: Beyoncé posted pics on her blog yesterday of her very casually wearing… Read More

William Shatner’s big plan to save California? Take Seattle’s water

by Molly Brown on April 21, 2015April 21, 2015 at 8:34 am

California is staring down one of the worst droughts in history — but residents shouldn’t worry, Captain Kirk is on it. William Shatner gave Yahoo tech reporter David Pogue a… Read More

What’s fast and green? Tesla Model S is tops in the 2015 AAA Green Car Guide

by Molly Brown on April 20, 2015April 20, 2015 at 12:52 pm

Used to be you had to pick power over efficiency, but those days are long gone. Now you can be an environmentalist who gets your need for speed on. The… Read More

Startup ‘Get Seattled’ helps newcomers get settled in Seattle

by Molly Brown on April 20, 2015April 20, 2015 at 12:40 pm

Moving is undoubtedly one of the most stressful things in life. From finding a place to live to figuring out the everyday things like where the kids will go to… Read More

Getting your medical marijuana card may become as easy as going online

by Molly Brown on April 20, 2015April 20, 2015 at 9:38 am

For patients who need a medical marijuana card, they have to book an appointment with a clinic and see a doctor to get that green card. New startup HelloMD wants… Read More

Watch this robot receptionist greet shoppers at a Tokyo department store

by Molly Brown on April 20, 2015April 20, 2015 at 9:03 am

A major Tokyo department store has placed a robot receptionist at the front to greet customers today. As reported by the AP, the robot “Aiko Chihira” was placed at the… Read More

John Oliver takes on patent trolls in this hilarious segment

by Molly Brown on April 20, 2015April 20, 2015 at 8:39 am

If you’re creating a new technology or have a business idea beware. Patent trolls are everywhere. HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver took on the world of companies that… Read More

Online ‘Marijuana 101’ course will make you a better weed user in just 10 days

by Molly Brown on April 17, 2015May 19, 2015 at 2:34 pm

As we all know, Monday is 4/20, the day that celebrates our daily reminder to put aside our work to take a break with some cannabis. Now, a Seattle-based company,… Read More

Kick back and watch this 1977 ABC special about making ‘Star Wars’

by Molly Brown on April 17, 2015April 17, 2015 at 11:07 am

If you have an extra 49 minutes or so to spare today — and why not? It’s Friday — kick back with this old-school documentary about the making of the… Read More

Redfin broker explains why Seattle real estate is so hot — and it’s not all on Amazon

by Molly Brown on April 17, 2015May 19, 2015 at 2:43 pm

Yesterday, we reported on Redfin’s latest real estate stats, especially considering the Seattle area, which has an all-time record low number of homes for sale. With the market so hot… Read More

‘Batman v. Superman’ trailer leaked before official IMAX debut

by Molly Brown on April 17, 2015April 17, 2015 at 10:05 am

Get it while it’s hot. The new trailer for Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice was obviously recorded via a smartphone and posted online. According to Business Insider, the much-anticipated trailer… Read More

Jet ‘Star Wars’ style in this awesome R2-D2 plane

by Molly Brown on April 17, 2015April 17, 2015 at 9:39 am

With everything coming up Star Wars these days, it’s a bit of a surprise it took this long for a plane to be painted like R2-D2. No matter. It’s finally… Read More

New book series wants to teach your 3-year-old to code

by Molly Brown on April 17, 2015April 17, 2015 at 11:11 am

Can a 3-year-old code? That’s the intent of a former Microsoftie and children’s author Ayesha Hameed, who used to be a software developer for the tech giant based in Hyderabad,… Read More

Holy iPad! Pope’s former tablet gets over $30K at auction

by Molly Brown on April 17, 2015May 19, 2015 at 2:47 pm

For most of us, we know that once we buy a device, it will be virtually obsolete and worth next to nothing within a year. Not for the Pope. Pope… Read More

The new ‘Star Wars’ trailer is here!

by Molly Brown on April 16, 2015December 15, 2015 at 7:32 pm

The second trailer is here for the new Star Wars movie, released today at the Star Wars Celebration event in Anaheim, Calif. The eagerly awaited, J.J. Abrams-directed film, Star Wars: The Force Awakens,… Read More

Homebuyers beware: Redfin reports Seattle is beyond a seller’s market

by Molly Brown on April 16, 2015May 19, 2015 at 2:49 pm

If you’re thinking about buying a place, you’d best put that off for a while. Redfin’s “Real Time Housing Market Tracker” report reveals that it’s not only slim pickings out… Read More

You will laugh at this ad for a Microsoft smartwatch from 2004

by Molly Brown on April 16, 2015April 16, 2015 at 11:12 am

Way before the hullabaloo of the Apple Watch, there was the Microsoft SPOT smartwatch. Thanks to Vice’s Motherboard unearthing this cinematic gem, we find out that not only did Microsoft… Read More

‘Transparent’ creator Jill Soloway makes Time 100’s ‘Most Influential People’

by Molly Brown on April 16, 2015April 16, 2015 at 10:00 am

The Time 100 Most Influential People list is out. And it’s great to see the creator of Amazon’s groundbreaking, award-winning series Transparent on the list. Jill Soloway, who previously worked… Read More

With a little help from Anne Rice fans, author scores two-book deal with Amazon

by Molly Brown on April 16, 2015April 16, 2015 at 9:15 am

New Orleans. Vampires. The very elements that helped make Anne Rice’s famous Vampire Chronicles series into a publishing phenomenon has helped boost the profile of another self-published author — and helped her… Read More

‘Wonder Woman’ loses one and finds another director all in a week

by Molly Brown on April 16, 2015April 16, 2015 at 8:28 am

What is it about getting Wonder Woman to the big screen? That was the big question the Hollywood Reporter posed this week. After losing Michelle MacLaren (Breaking Bad, The Walking… Read More

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