The campus map has building numbers 149, 025, 001, 339 all next to each other on the Oval. This kind of ordering of numbers is typical for the Ohio State map – large numbers next to small numbers with ...

When you think of the numbers 1–10, you probably envision them running along a line, with 1 on the left and 10 on the right. Scientists have long debated whether this tendency is hardwired or ...

For Westerners, numbers and time run left to right. For some Bolivians, any direction will do Consider a ruler, a timeline or even weights lined up in a gym. Why are the smaller values, the earlier ...

When people think about the numbers one to ten, they have the tendency to picture number one on the left and the higher numbers on the right. The trait known as mental number line is seen even in ...

One of the most famous scenes in the movie Rain Man unfolds when a waitress drops a box of toothpicks on the floor. Dustin Hoffman's character, Ray, takes a look and says, "82, 82, 82." He quickly ...