A new program can distinguish between male and female authors with 80% accuracy. The article explains that males usually write about inanimate objects while girls write more about relationships and people. That knowledge enabled them to use the pronouns to help determine the author’s gender.

I wonder how hard it would be to trick the test, since according to the study, men who write for women’s magazines tend to write like women. What does this mean for journalists? To tick off your friendly neighborhood sports writer, tell him the program said he writes like a girl.