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The Left-Hander Advantage in Sports: New Scientific Insights

One answer to this question is: Sports! But not at all types of sport. Their advantage is specifically in so-called antagonistic sports, in which two people compete with each other. These include all sorts of interactive ball games like tennis, table tennis, or badminton, but also various types of sports that involve fighting between two people, like boxing or fencing. In general, 10.6% of people are left-handed.

Science

Books

fromDefector

1 week ago

E.Y. Zhao On The Cloistered, Competitive, Slippery-Floored World Of Table Tennis | Defector

A table tennis prodigy, Ryan Lo, is revealed through multiple perspectives after his funeral, exposing a charismatic, fragmented life.

fromDefector

1 month ago

Sweating Through The Existential Angst Of A Las Vegas Table Tennis Tournament | Defector

The Grand Smash tournament in Las Vegas, held from July 3-13, featured a $1.55 million prize pool and attracted 64 top players, marking a significant event for table tennis in the USA.

SF music

fromTime Out New York

1 month ago

These 10 venues prove NYC is still the city that never sleeps

PingPod is the spot for 24/7 table tennis with nine locations across NYC, where players can reserve tables online and enjoy automated access.

New York City

Higher education

fromCornell Chronicle

2 months ago

Student table tennis champ heads to World University Games | Cornell Chronicle

Gina Fu, a top Canadian table tennis player, prepares for the World University Games while managing her academic responsibilities.

US politics

fromwww.theguardian.com

2 months ago

Brazilian table tennis star denied entry to US due to having competed in Cuba

Hugo Calderano will miss the WTT US smash event due to visa delays after a trip to Cuba affected his visa waiver eligibility.

Los Angeles

fromABC7 San Francisco

3 months ago

Bay Area table tennis star representing US at global tournament in Las Vegas

Kanak Jha is a leading U.S. table tennis player aiming to popularize the sport in America.

Artificial intelligence

fromScienceDaily

4 months ago

Ping pong bot returns shots with high-speed precision

MIT engineers created a robotic ping pong player that achieves high-speed precision returns, outperforming previous robotic designs.

Arts

fromJuxtapoz

5 months ago

Juxtapoz Magazine - Zoe Blue M. "Hard Boiled" @ Jeffrey Deitch Gallery, NYC

ZoÃ© Blue M.'s exhibition 'Hard Boiled' merges Japanese bathhouse culture with table tennis, exploring femininity and identity.

The show challenges stereotypes of women in bathhouse settings, allowing a reclamation of agency.

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