There are some things about Bill Gates that are
unremarkable. His favorite food: hamburgers.
His favorite animal: the dog. But a few minutes
into a new TV series on Gates reveals a
fascinating insight.
The Microsoft co-founder and billionaire
philanthropist is asked what his worst fear is. It’s
not family tragedy or personal pain. “I don’t want
my brain to stop working,” he responds.
That formidable gray matter is fittingly the
subject of “Inside Bill’s Brain: Decoding Bill
Gates,” a new three-part documentary on Netflix
from Academy Award-winning director Davis
Guggenheim. It starts Sept. 20.
A portrait emerges of a visionary who gnaws
on his eyeglasses’ arms, downs Cokes and is
relentlessly optimistic that technology can
solve social ills. He is also someone who reads