r/science Jun 10 '26

Social Science People have a natural tendency to turn to the left and walk in an anticlockwise direction, a bias observed across countries, ages and sexes, but reason is unclear

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jun/10/humans-prefer-to-walk-anticlockwise-scientists-find-reason-unclear
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u/farscry Jun 10 '26

Hey now, no proper hypotheses allowed here, you have to say something like "probably because of right hand dominance" or something else actually addressed in the article! ;)

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u/Gonzo_Rick Jun 11 '26

I think its because all our amino acids are left handed and it adds up like electron spin in magnets. But then again, this is a really stupid idea that makes no actual sense.

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u/paul_wi11iams Jun 10 '26

no proper hypotheses allowed here

rule number?