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Right Hand, Left Hand

Chris McManus

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Right Hand, Left Hand

Right Hand, Left Hand won the Aventis Science Book Prize. What is the connection between Paul McCartney, Leonardo Da Vinci and Babe Ruth? Why are parrots and peacocks left-footed? Do left-handers behave differently from right-handers? Why are most people right-handed? Why are all muppets left-handed? Why is the heart on the left-hand side of the body? Why is each side of the human brain so different? RIGHT HAND, LEFT HAND uses sources as diverse as the paintings of Rembrandt and the sculpture of Michelangelo, the behaviour of Canadian cichlid fish and the story of early cartography. Modern cognitive science, the history of the Wimbledon tennis championship and the biographies of great musicians are also used to explain the vast repertoire of 'left-right' symbolism that permeates our everyday lives.

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Publisher
Hachette UK
Year
2013
ISBN-13
9781780226712
Genre
Science & Technology
Topics
Handedness and lateralityBrain asymmetryEvolutionary biology

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