Detroit often conjures up grim thoughts now, but it’s wise to remember it is still a great American city, and great American cities mean art. A taste of it came this way over the weekend when the ...

There is a class at Yale where we begin by taking off our shoes and walking back and forth with our eyes closed. Soft music wafts in and out, and our teacher, Lacina Coulibaly, snaps his fingers to ...

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 ...

Clapping is both a scientific event and a social gesture. A study explores the complex physics behind the sound of clapping. The noise originates from compressed air, not just hand collisions.

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 ...

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 ...

Why Are People Clapping by Ed Myhill is uplifting, funny and ridiculously clever. It’s set to composer Steve Reich’s ‘Clapping Music’ and uses rhythm as a driving force. The dancers clap, stamp and ...

When it comes to the former Beatles and their solo output, we are living in an age of abundance. For the past several years, the archival releases have been arriving hot and heavy. And while there has ...