Gender Detector
December 24, 2004
Who penned the words you are reading now - a man, or a woman? With the help of a newly developed computer algorithm, you'd have a good chance of guessing correctly. The program analyzes a writer's use of simple words like "you," "the," and "with" - and has an 80 percent rate of accuracy. Brooke talks to technology writer Clive Thompson about the so-called gender-detector.
ARTIST: Roy Eldridge TRACK: I Surrender, Dear ALBUM: After You're Gone LABEL: Decca
BREAK II: ARTIST: Beaux Arts Trio TRACK: Piano Quartet in C minor, op.60, 4th mvt ALBUM: Brahms: Complete Chamber Music LABEL: Philips
