# Lefties, Raise Your Hands Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/curiosity-weekly-8507/lefties-raise-your-hands Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/curiosity-weekly-8507/lefties-raise-your-hands.md Podcast: [Curiosity Weekly](https://stenobird.com/podcast/curiosity-weekly-8507) Published: 2026-08-12T07:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/curiosity/episodes/lefties-raise-your-hands Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/64f1f67000d9130011234429/e/6a748aaf676fd7391f56243b/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/curiosity-weekly-8507/episodes/lefties-raise-your-hands Duration seconds: 1773 ## Resource Most people are right-handed. So this episode, we are celebrating International Left-Handers Day to honor the 10% of the population that are left-handed. To discuss the unique elements of the left-hand brain, host Dr. Samantha Yammine speaks with clinical neuropsychologist Dr. David Carey. She also dives into the question of why so many people are right-handed and later, she explores a study that shows how to figure out which paw preference your dog has.     Link to Show Notes HERE     Follow Curiosity Weekly on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Dr. Samantha Yammine — for free! Still curious? Get science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. Terms apply.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/curiosity-weekly-8507/episodes/lefties-raise-your-hands/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/curiosity-weekly-8507/lefties-raise-your-hands.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.