How do you decide when to start clapping after a virtuoso performance? And when do you stop? New research finds the answer lies in what other people around you are doing. The louder the applause — ...

What do applause and typhoid fever have in common? They are both contagious—at least, they fan out in ways that can be predicted by contagion theory, a bundle of models and assumptions that can apply ...

"BIG CLAPPER" Robot Cheers Up the World with Applause! Have you ever looked at those terrifying cymbal-clashing monkey toys and thought, boy, I wish someone would take that same sense of unnerving ...

Sure Alexa can sing you a song but can you clap back at her? A new product by the makers of the Freewrite lets you do just that. Called Clapboss, this smiling dongle lets you clap up to four times to ...

Stress is omnipresent. Stress management and taking care of emotional well-being pose significant challenges in one’s life when living in a society where there is hardly any time left for oneself. The ...

When it comes to baby party tricks, clapping is a classic. Honestly, is there anything cuter than babies who can clap their chubby little hands together right on cue? The cool thing about clapping, ...

Fifty years ago the American composer perfected minimalism for the mainstream. By Phil Hebblethwaite In 1972, after a concert in Brussels, the American composer Steve Reich and his ensemble heard a ...