Shedding light on southpaws: Sports data help confirm theory explaining left-handed minority in general population
Lefties (only ten percent of the general population) have always been a bit of a puzzle. Northwestern University researchers have developed a mathematical model that shows the low percentage of lefties is a result of the balance between cooperation and competition in human evolution. They are the first to use real-world data (from competitive sports, including baseball, boxing and hockey) to test and confirm the hypothesis that social behavior is related to population-level handedness.
Shedding light on southpaws: Sports data help confirm theory explaining left-handed minority in general population
Lefties have always been a bit of a puzzle. Representing only 10 percent of the general human population, left-handers have been viewed with suspicion and persecuted across history. The word ...
Wed 25 Apr 12 from Phys.org
Shedding light on southpaws: Sports data help confirm theory explaining left-handed minority in general population, Wed 25 Apr 12 from ScienceDaily
Shedding light on southpaws, Wed 25 Apr 12 from Eurekalert
Lefties have element of surprise in sports arena: study
Growing up as the odd one out may be what gives left-handed people an advantage in the sports arena, where they have the element of surprise, said a study published Wednesday.
Wed 25 Apr 12 from Phys.org
Maths explains left-handed boxer success
LEFT-HANDED MATHS: A new mathematical model can predict the proportion of left-handed people in sports such as boxing and golf.
Wed 25 Apr 12 from ABC Science
Study Reveals Why Lefties Are Rare
Left-handers are rare because of the balance between cooperation and competition in human evolution.
Fri 27 Apr 12 from Livescience
Lefties Have Element of Surprise in Sports
About one in 10 people are left-handed, but they're overrepresented in a number of sports.
Thu 26 Apr 12 from Discovery.com
Left-Handed Individuals May Have Upper Hand in Sports
Two Northwestern Univ. researchers now report that a high degree of cooperation, not something odd or sinister, plays a key role in the rarity of left-handedness.
Thu 26 Apr 12 from Laboratory Equipment
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