Jessica Wynn
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
I think so, but you are in good company.
Lady Gaga, Obama, Jimi Hendrix, me.
So you're on the left side of things.
Oh, yeah, it's the worst.
I know.
I spent my school days with a permanent ink stain on my left hand.
I've battled every school supply and utensil ever made, but we can't help it.
And there is actual science behind all this.
Well, maybe a little of both.
Handedness is this weird mix of genetics, environment and random quirks in brain development.
As our understanding of genetics unfolds, we are learning more about what causes traits like handedness.
What we do know today is that there's no single left-handed gene.
It's more like a cocktail of small influences all mixing together.
Oh no, yeah.
Lefties are rare.
Only about 10% of the world's population is left-handed.
Right.
And get this.
Statistics also show men are slightly more likely to be left handed than women.
If you're a man, you have about a 12 percent chance.