Episode
Short Stuff: Do people move in predictable directions?
15:45
Published: Wed May 25 2022
Description
Depending on where you are in the world, you either have an instinct to go left or right when entering a place. Learn all about this today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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