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Right Hand, Left Hand

Chris McManus

A labor of love and enthusiasm as well as deep scientific knowledge, Right Hand, Left Hand takes the reader on a trip through history, around the world, and into the cosmos, to explore the place of handedness in nature and culture. Chris McManus considers evidence from anthropology, particle physics.

ScienceScience · high confidenceScience81 signalsLlm Classifier: Science -> ScienceOpen Library: Physiological Psychology -> Medicine & Public HealthOpen Library: Science -> ScienceBusiness, Capitalism & CorporationsLabor, Work & OrganizingTravel, Exploration & Place

Award History

1 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Royal Society Science Book PrizeMajor2003WinnerSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

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  2. 02 Central places

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  3. 03 Suggested argument

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  4. 04 Reading orientation

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Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 74%.