Sign language clapping is being encouraged over regular clapping at a leading universty's students' union "to avoid triggering anxiety". The University of Manchester Students' Union passed the ...

Have you noticed how much we are clapping these days, writes Monica Dyson. I became much more aware of it when I recently attended a wedding and a week or so later, a funeral. Did you know with a ...

The University of Oxford passed a motion banning clapping to prevent anxiety among students. (Photo: Getty) Students are urging the University of Oxford in England to ban clapping out of fears it ...

Generally, we clap when we want to praise someone or something. It is a part of appreciation practice but there is a lot more to it than we think! Clapping has been proven to provide a lot of health ...

The curtain closes, and everyone around you starts clapping. You’re clapping too, and as you do, you realize that you’re not really sure why. The show wasn’t that good. You’re probably going to ...