Intro

Learn about left and right hand and eye dominance, and how they’re related; why running might actually be good for your knees; why Buzz Aldrin claimed 33 dollars in travel expenses for his trip to the moon; and two traits that determine how whether you’re more likely to cheat on your partner.

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:

• Running May Actually Be Good for Your Knees
• Buzz Aldrin Claimed $33.31 in Travel Expenses for His Moon Trip
• Two Traits Determine How Likely You Are to Cheat on Your Partner

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Plus, we discuss hand/eye dominance using the following research:

• More than 500,000 years of right-handedness in Europe | Taylor & Francis
• Left-handedness: Genes and matter of chance | Genetic Literacy Project
• Footedness of left- and right-handers | American Journal of Psychology
• Sighting dominance, handedness, and visual acuity preference: three mutually exclusive modalities? | Opthalmic & Physiological Optics
• What being right or left-handed says about your brain | Quartz

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Full episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/infidelity-predictors-buzz-aldrins-moon-mementos-running-may-be-good-for-your-knees-and-hand-eye-dominance

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