choose to be called george eliot why did the sisters right under male named.for good reason. >> i was just think about your question about contracting, karen, into kdr sunday but when the conjugation is, of course it's a consideration and i think that, you know, absolutely there is a bias and things aren't equal on this but it was proven to me my friend what a beautiful piece about quantum computing in a recent new yorker. somebody came up to become you know, instead you are friends with that guy written. he must be a genius. so i do think there are people, it's about quantum computing. so i think this prejudices are still very much with us. >> and i think even now when you think of the stereotype that tortured writer, it's definitely a male stereotype, you know? i mean, you could be aloof male writer, but how does that translate -- is crazy if you're a woman. like there's no real -- >> always down in oxford it seems like if you write well enough and the male writers have license to do anything they want is people like, hell, he was a hell raiser. e. pete on t

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