Hacker News with Generative AI: Gender Differences

Testing for gender differences in Python programming style and quality on GitHub (academic.oup.com)
The underrepresentation of women in open-source software is frequently attributed to women’s lack of innate aptitude compared to men: natural gender differences in technical ability (Trinkenreich et al., 2021). Approaching code as a form of communication, I conduct a novel empirical study of gender differences in Python programming on GitHub.
Gender Differences, Programming, Open Source, GitHub, Research
35 points by bomewish 21 days ago | 92 comments
Modeling sex-specific whole-body metabolic responses to feeding and fasting (sciencedirect.com)
Men generally favor carbohydrate metabolism, while women lean towards lipid metabolism, resulting in significant sex-based differences in energy oxidation across various metabolic states such as fasting and feeding.
Science, Biology, Metabolism, Gender Differences, Nutrition
4 points by gnabgib 44 days ago | 0 comments
Covid lockdowns prematurely aged girls' brains more than boys', study finds (theguardian.com)
Adolescent girls who lived through Covid lockdowns experienced more rapid brain ageing than boys, according to data that suggests the social restrictions had a disproportionate impact on them.
Covid-19, Neuroscience, Gender Differences, Health, Social Impact
8 points by pseudolus 73 days ago | 0 comments