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Hand clapping is ubiquitous behavior for humans across time and cultures, serving many different purposes: to signify approval with applause, for instance, or to keep time to music. Acousticians often ...

Pro wrestling is, in a lot of ways, a lot like Major League Baseball. The two entities increasingly find themselves in their own worlds, with their own unofficial codes of conduct, and language/hidden ...

This post is co-authored by Ron Riggio and nonverbal communication expert Alan Crawley. When and why do we clap? We get startled, and we clap. We try to get our dog’s (or our child’s) attention, and ...

The Takoma Park, Maryland, mayor’s order that people not clap during a public meeting led to insults and even a poll.