by snarly | Jan 26, 2013 | Religious Apologies
My mom pointed out that last week’s Torah portion, Parshat Bo (that’s Exodus 10:1 to 13:16 for you non-regular shul-goers), contains an intriguing apology. In this part of the Bible, Moses is asking Pharaoh to let the Israelite slaves leave Egypt. Pharaoh...
by sumac | Jan 25, 2013 | Non-Human Apologies
I volunteer at a wildlife rescue center, one which specializes in aquatic birds. Sometimes volunteers and staff apologize to the birds. A Red-throated Loon is brought in and has an intake exam, in which we try to figure out what is wrong with the bird. What made this...
by sumac | Jan 24, 2013 | Corporate Apologies
The big British supermarket chain Tesco has apologized in full-page newspaper ads for a truth-in-labeling fiasco. Ten million hamburger patties were recalled when the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) announced that DNA testing showed that there was horse meat...
by snarly | Jan 22, 2013 | Scientific apologies
Our Invisible Friend Inside the Computer Taffy Brodesser-Akner pointed us to the blog Retraction Watch, which is fabulous. Written by journalistic machers Adam Marcus and Ivan Oransky, it looks at scientific retractions, primarily in the life sciences. Because when it...
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...