http://wamc.org en http://wamc.org/post/dr-daniel-abrams-northwestern-university-cooperation-competition-and-lefties-0 <p>This week we’ll be featuring five winners of the 2012 <a href="http://www.wamc.org/post/second-annual-academic-minute-senior-superlatives">Academic Minute Senior Superlatives</a>.<br>&nbsp;<br>Daniel Abrams of Northwestern University won the Most Likely to Blow Your Mind award for his research into how competition and cooperation determine the number of lefties within a society.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 10:00:00 +0000 Bradley Cornelius 54201 at http://wamc.org http://wamc.org/post/dr-daniel-abrams-northwestern-university-cooperation-competition-and-lefties <p>In today&rsquo;s Academic Minute, Dr. Daniel Abrams of Northwestern University explains why the level of left handedness is a constant across most societies.<br /><br />Dr. Daniel Abrams is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics at Northwestern University where his research interests include nonlinear dynamics, mathematical geoscience, physics of social systems, and pattern formation. He holds a Ph.D. from Cornell University.</p><p><a href="http://dmabrams.esam.northwestern.edu/">About Dr. Abrams</a></p> Wed, 13 Jun 2012 09:00:00 +0000 Bradley Cornelius 40538 at http://wamc.org Dr. Daniel Abrams, Northwestern University – Cooperation, Competition, and Lefties