Why Strongmen Win in Weak States

Why the Weak Win :

Old and environmentally damaging industries often lobby effectively for less stringent regulations and are slow to adopt new and cleaner technologies. This paper explains the lobbying success of these industries in terms of the strategic role of investment as a credible commitment device. It is demonstrated that if governments are predisposed to special interest groups, underinvestment in new t...

Evolution: Why Good Dads Win

Males usually do not provide parental care and with good reason, they may be caring for the offspring of someone else. But there are cases of male-only care even when certainty of paternity is low: why? A new model suggests female choice may provide the answer.

Why Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblowers Don’t Win

Win-win Theory for Win-win Success

THE INTELLECTUAL INVENTION THAT SURPASSES ALL OTHERS AS THE MOST BENEFICIAL ADVANCE OF HUMAN HISTORY IS RARELY UNDERSTOOD OR APPRECIATED BY EDUCATED ADULTS. With dire consequences for such neglect, there has been no applause for this wondrous invention, no gratitude for its beneficence, no monuments to hail its priceless influence. Largely overlooked, ignored, or taken for granted, this unceleb...

The attack of the backstories (and why they won't win)

This essay adopts a formal model of play as semiosis [18] to explore the often dysfunctional role of backstories within computer game design and play. Within this model, backstories indicate an extended play of contextualization. This definition raises questions concerning the appropriateness of backstories as currently implemented within many computer game designs. For instance, backstories ar...