WERTHEIMER: But 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. New research at Uppsala University in Sweden ...

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 ...

Students at the University of Oxford will now use jazz hands instead of applause as a way to be more inclusive of students who have sensory or anxiety disorders that may become uneasy by the noise ...