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 ...

In a world dominated by right-handed people, International Left Handers Day, which is celebrated annually on Aug. 13, affords the roughly 10% of Americans who are left-handed a day of recognition.

Brain scans indicate that left-handed people think differently from right-handed people. They tend to activate the right half of their brain more for certain tasks and functions. Experts suggest that ...

Today, being a lefty is celebrated, but that hasn’t always been the case. People who used their left hands to write, play sports, or eat were seen as bad and were often accused of engaging in ...

Left-handed surgical residents and fellows reported persistent disorienting advice and stigma during training, according to a new study of 31 individuals from 15 US institutions. "Surgical education ...

This story was originally broadcast on February 6, 2022. They could be items found at any gift and gadget shop – scissors, pens, notebooks – but these, and scores of other products in this store, are ...

Left-handedness is often seen as being "wrong" – and also as a sign of "genius". Shih-Ching Tsou's drama, Left-Handed Girl, draws on the prejudice she faced as a leftie in Taiwan. In the acclaimed new ...

At this week's Presidents Cup, the International Team will be led by a left-handed Canadian golfer named Mike Weir. When Weir won the Masters in 2003, his three defining features in media accounts ...

About 10% of people in the world are left-handed. Lefties have to endure lots of little daily struggles righties might not think about. Swiping credit cards and cutting with scissors are just two ...

Left-handed people know the pain (literally) of using standard scissors. Fortunately, there are plenty of models out there that are tailor-made for southpaws. The best left-handed scissors have ...

Being left-handed can be a major pain. Finding tools that can accommodate a dominant left hand is tiresome from paper to PC. While many left-handed gamers have had to make do with standard mice, some ...