Finger Ratio: Science or Palm Readings?

Men who have a shorter index finger relative to their ring finger proved to be better at high-stakes, fast-paced stock trading than men with relatively longer index fingers, according to a new study. John Coates, the lead author on the stock trading study, published yesterday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, was initially uncertain that digit ratios would tell him anything useful. "I didn't put much stock in it to tell you the truth, until I saw the results -- I... Full Story