From: utzoo!decvax!ittvax!tpdcvax!bobvan Newsgroups: net.singles Title: Re: re: silly stories Article-I.D.: tpdcvax.189 Posted: Mon Oct 25 12:21:32 1982 Received: Wed Oct 27 02:44:04 1982 References: cwruecmp.201 Those who thought they were reading an article by a male should read the Mathematial Themas column in this month's issue of Scientific American. It discusses why we make default assumptions about gender. It also makes many excellent suggestions about how authors can aviod causing "gender shock" in their readers. Bob Van Valzah