Left-handed Journalist Investigates Left-hand Dominance

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Published January 17, 2006 at 9:00 PM PST

This story was published more than 19 years ago.

Less than 15% of the world's population is left-handed, which leads many Southpaws to think they're pretty special. Left-handed journalist David Wolman wanted to know more about how we come to choose

Originally aired Jan. 18, 2006.
Less than 15% of the world's population is left-handed, which leads many Southpaws to think they're pretty special. Left-handed journalist David Wolman wanted to know more about how we come to choose a dominant hand and what, if anything, it says about us.

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David Wolman , author of A Left-handed Turn Around the World: Chasing the Mystery and Meaning of all things Southpaw .

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