Glyn Moody

Glyn Moody studied mathematics at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was Senior Wrangler in 1977. Cambridge University awarded him a PhD in Quantum Mechanics in 1981.

After university, he entered journalism, and was one of the first to explore the emerging field of microcomputers. In 1994, he started writing the weekly Getting Wired column about the business use of the Internet, which ran in the UK magazine Computer Weekly for nine years. During this time, his work appeared in a variety of other titles, including The Economist, Financial Times, The Guardian, and The Telegraph.

In 1997, Wired magazine published his in-depth feature about Linux and Linus Torvalds, the first mainstream article to describe the then-new world of free software. Moody's full-length book on the topic, "Rebel Code: Linux and the Open Source Revolution", appeared in 2001. His book "Digital Code of Life: How Bioinformatics is Revolutionizing Science, Medicine, and Business", about the new field of bioinformatics, was published in 2004.

In addition, Moody has written nearly 2,000 posts for Techdirt, and over 400 articles for Ars Technica. More recently, his writing has focussed on digital rights and privacy. Numerous posts about copyright, another area of particular interest, have appeared on the Copybuzz and Walled Culture blogs.

Glyn Moody has given keynotes and speeches at conferences around the world, and appeared many times as a commentator on television. He lives in London.