Is there no Future in Predictions?

There is no lexicon!

0. Introduction Within generative linguistics, underlying representations have been a sine qua non. Such representations have been thought to encode what is unpredictable or not governed by rules. Within Optimality Theory (henceforth OT), even though the rules are virtually gone, this view continues. The function GEN and EVAL pair an underlying representation with an optimal output. I argue aga...

COMPACT predictions: is there a catch?

There a Catch? Lewis et al. reported a retrospective evaluation of COMPACT predictions of rodent carcinogenicity for 44 chemicals evaluated in long-term bioassays by the National Toxicology Program (EHP 103:178-184). They concluded that COMPACT performed quite well. I was surprised to read this, because I had seen the published COMPACT carcinogenicity predictions regarding these chemicals (1) a...

There is no Parkinson disease.

The term Parkinson disease defines a specific clinical condition characterized by a typical history and characteristic signs. This review examines the historical evolution of the concept of Parkinson disease and how the misunderstanding of Parkinson disease may be hindering clinical research trials. It is proposed that this syndrome be called Parkinson diseases or parkinsonism type 1 through in...

There Is No Dividing Line

Where there is no overlap, there is a gap.