The Shins reveal secret to superior song-clapping: Watch the 'Funny or Die' video hereGood thing you’ve got James Mercer of the Shins to show you how it’s done. In a new Funny or Die video, the indie ...

It might be hard to imagine yourself in ancient Rome, but if you were dropped into the audience of a play 2000 years ago, you’d probably know what to do when it finished – start clapping. Making a ...

WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, I ENVIED SALLY CULVER. Though she was five years younger, she had somehow managed to get herself a fan club. It began one summer evening, when Mrs. Culver brought her 1 year-old ...

What makes us clap more for some performances than others? You'd think it's obvious: The better the show, the more applause. Think again. Guest host Linda Wertheimer explores how and why applause ...

ITHACA, N.Y. — Every time you applaud at a concert or celebrate a touchdown, your hands are performing a feat of physics that scientists have puzzled over for decades. Cornell University researchers ...

Researchers deserve a round of applause for uncovering the science behind the acoustics produced from hand clapping that had not been clearly understood until recently. The daily gesture that people ...

Long after the 89th Academy Awards ceremony was over, two topics still had film fans talking: the Best Picture mix-up that marred the night's ending and Nicole Kidman's strange "seal hands" clap. The ...