Why you're right-handed / A free house with a catch / Are our brains shrinking? episode artwork

EPISODE · May 19, 2026 · 12 MIN

Why you're right-handed / A free house with a catch / Are our brains shrinking?

from News Sidequest

Oxford researchers just published the most comprehensive answer yet to why 90% of humans favor their right hand — and it turns out it has everything to do with how we learned to walk. Also: a three-bedroom colonial on Nantucket that sold for $3 million five months ago is yours for free — you just have to move it off the property in 180 days, and the moving bill runs between $150,000 and $500,000. And the debate over whether human brains have been shrinking for thousands of years is genuinely unresolved — with one side saying yes, and the reasons pointing toward collective intelligence, and another side saying the data doesn't hold up. Plus a six-year-old who may be the rightful King of Norway, a Qantas flight diverted by a man who bit a flight attendant, and a 100-year overdue library book. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published May 19, 2026

Embed this episode

NOW PLAYING

Why you're right-handed / A free house with a catch / Are our brains shrinking?

0:00 12:26

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

No similar episodes found.

No similar podcasts found.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is this episode of News Sidequest?

This episode is 12 minutes long.

When was this News Sidequest episode published?

This episode was published on May 19, 2026.

Can I download this News Sidequest episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.
URL copied to clipboard!