Usability Views Article Details  home | timeline | recent | popular | e-reports | userati | books | about  Clappers: A History Of Applause (28 Jan 2003) Clappers hears from a psychologist about just why we clap, and from an American researcher who has analysed the strange phenomenon of rhythmic applause which starts at the end of performances as if by magic. There are also insights from the worlds of Indian classical music and flamenco on alternatives to Western traditions of applause. Article URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/clappers.shtml   28.37    (Factual)   Read 169 more articles from BBC Radio 4 sorted by date, popularity, or title. Next Article: Computer Use is Linked to Deep Vein Thrombosis This site is a labour of love built by Chris McEvoy