by snarly | Mar 18, 2014 | Apology Essentials, Institutional Apologies, Personal Apologies, Scientific apologies
Our pal Ivan Oransky at Retraction Watch, who’s also the VP of MedPage Today, alerted us to a terrific MedPage Today video about how and why doctors should apologize. It’s not embeddable, but you can watch it here. You should probably apologize if...
by snarly | Jan 20, 2013 | Media Apologies, Sports Apologies, The Mechanics of Apology
Thanks to transcripts of nights one and two of the Oprance Apology Spectacular provided by the BBC, we now have the tools to analyze fully whether the cyclist has apologized well. Let’s crunch the numbers! Eight uses of the word “sorry,” if...
by snarly | Oct 22, 2012 | Religious Apologies, The Mechanics of Apology
Here’s how you do repentance, according to the 12th-century Jewish sage Maimonides (aka Rambam). You need the following elements: Humility, remorse, forbearance and reparation. Not so coincidentally, the same goes for apologies. Maimo (we’re...