It’s a day to love the lefties and salute the southpaws. Wednesday is International Left-Handers Day, founded in 1976 to celebrate the uniqueness — and challenges — of left-handed people worldwide.

1. Introduction: A Right-Handed World, a Lefty’s Reality 2. The Everyday Battle with Objects & Tools 3. Social & Situational Struggles – It’s Not Just Objects! 4. The Science & History of Being a ...

W hen I was first learning to write, my letters and words ran from right to left, reversed as if in a mirror. Being ...

Left-handedness has always been something of a mystery. If you’re among the roughly 10 percent of the population that favors their left hand, you’ve probably heard all kinds of theories about your ...

We’ve all heard the whispers. Those southpaws among us supposedly have some kind of secret intellectual edge. From Leonardo da Vinci sketching with his left hand to Einstein supposedly jotting down ...

A recent study suggests that left-handed people have an advantage in competitive contexts, while righties tend to cooperate better. Thank “evolutionarily stable strategy” for the mix. A study ...

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