Only 10 to 15 percent of people are left-handed. @popsci@flipboard.com explains the science behind it. Does the fediverse mirror the world? Vote in our poll!
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Why are most people right-handed?
A mix of biology, environment, and evolution helps explain our rightie-dominated world.Clarissa Brincat (Popular Science)
- I am right-handed (74%, 188 votes)
- I am left-handed (15%, 38 votes)
- I am ambidextrous (7%, 18 votes)
- Something else — explain in the comments (2%, 7 votes)

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A mixed handed (or cross-dominance) person will heavily favour one hand over the other, like a left or right handed person, but which hand will vary based on the task.
ie. i eat with my left and write with my right. i cannot flip that around and eat with my right or write with my left, it's gonna be a mess.
many rabbitholes exist:
Scientific studies reveal a link between neurodiversity and left-handedness.
Sebastian Ocklenburg, Ph.D. (Psychology Today)