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Almost everyone naturally turns left when walking—and we still have no idea why
This story began, like so many in the history of science, with something we were not looking for.
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In 2020, researchers studying how people move in enclosed spaces during the COVID‑19 pandemic observed an unexpected pattern. Participants were asked to keep apart from one another while walking, and footage repeatedly showed them walking in loops that turned counterclockwise. The loops were consistent across almost all participants, yet none of the individuals appeared to notice the direction of their turns. The finding highlights a subtle, unexplained tendency in human movement.
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