It's thought that the origins of applause lie far, far back in the evolutionary history of mankind, at a time when our ...

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This post is co-authored by Ron Riggio and nonverbal communication expert Alan Crawley. When and why do we clap? We get startled, and we clap. We try to get our dog’s (or our child’s) attention, and ...