Tag: stylometry

  • Science & Tech

    Breaking down ‘Beowulf’

    Using a statistical approach known as stylometry, which analyzes everything from the poem’s meter to the number of times different combinations of letters show up in the text, a team of researchers found new evidence that “Beowulf” is the work of a single author.

    6–9 minutes
    Madison Krieger.
  • Science & Tech

    You say John, I say Paul. But what does stylometry say?

    Who wrote “In My Life,” John or Paul? Harvard statistician Mark Glickman helps provide research-backed answer on authorship of Beatles classic.

    2–4 minutes
    John Lennon and Paul McCartney.