An Apology Leading to Dystopia: Or, Why Fuelling Climate Change Is Tortious

Is the rising demand for animal protein fuelling climate change?

Over the past recent months, I have received dozens of requests from various stakeholders, who were concerned about the carbon footprint of human food and particularly its animal-based portion. Most of us know that the discussion regarding the carbon footprint of animal protein has gained regional, national, and international momentum. For example, some of Sweden’s fastfood chains now offer inf...

Inputs Accumulation Or Productivity: Which Factor Is The Leading Contributor To Economic Growth In Iran?

Why and How Is Compassion Necessary to Provide Good Healthcare? Comments From an Academic Physician; Comment on “Why and How Is Compassion Necessary to Provide Good Quality Healthcare?”

This is a short commentary to the editorial issued by Marianna Fotaki, entitled: “Why and how is compassion necessary to provide good quality healthcare.” It introduces the necessity of a more cognitive approach to explore further the determinants of behavior towards compassionate care. It raises questions about the importance of training towards a more patient-care and values driven healthcare...

Continental Divide: Why Africa’s Climate Change Burden Is Greater

Why Is It So Hard to Say Sorry? Evolution of Apology with Commitments

When making a mistake, individuals can apologize to secure further cooperation, even if the apology is costly. Similarly, individuals arrange commitments to guarantee that an action such as a cooperative one is in the others’ best interest, and thus will be carried out to avoid eventual penalties for commitment failure. Hence, both apology and commitment should go side by side in behavioral evo...