The Shins reveal secret to superior song-clapping: Watch the 'Funny or Die' video here Good 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 ...

When the mother and the doctor start singing the happy song, they were amazed to see the baby clapping hands almost to the exact rhythm and at the exact point where everyone is supposed to clap hands.

In my family, changing the lyrics to “If You’re Happy and You Know It Clap Your Hands” is essential to the song. Whiny, grumpy, snotty, and even verklempt substitute quite nicely for “happy.” Making ...

BEER-SHEVA, ISRAEL, April 28, 2010 – A researcher at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) conducted the first study of hand-clapping songs, revealing a direct link between those activities and the ...

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 ...