König (1989) argues that there is a relation of duality between concessive and causal constructions. Therefore, he maintains, any account of the meaning of causal connectives like because, via duality, also provides an account of the meaning of concessive connectives such as although. This paper lists a number of problems with König's account. Appealing to notions central to relevance theory, i...

O ver 350 neurologists from all over the world converged on Cannes, France in October for the 3rd International Scientific Symposium on Parkinson’s Disease and Restless Legs Syndrome. The two-day symposium was supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Boehringer Ingelheim and accredited by the European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS). Welcoming delegates to the first day o...

Future developments in AI and robotics, brain interfaces, the Internet and virtual and augmented reality, will make possible new types of integration of humans and machines which will change how we think, learn and live. This paper uses a story about a future scenario involving systems of this kind to respond to crises and disasters to explore the possibilities of collective intelligence and co...

Case Presentation MR, a bright, chatty 6-year-old boy, disclosed physical and sexual abuse by his father. There is a history of domestic violence in the home, which he shares with his 7-year-old sister and his mother. The children witnessed their father hitting their mother, choking her, pushing her against the wall, and kicking her in the stomach on several occasions while she was pregnant wit...

The US president, Barack Obama, has called on other countries to do more to combat the Ebola virus outbreak in west Africa. The outbreak, which was first reported last March, has now claimed at least 3400 lives, the World Health Organization has said. “I’ll be very honest with you—although we have seen great interest on the part of the international community, we have not seen other countries s...

The Zika virus may be linked to other congenital malformations, not just microcephaly, a Brazilian public health expert has warned. Paulo Buss, director of the global health centre at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Rio de Janeiro, told a press conference that scientists were still not “aware of all the consequences” of infection with the virus. “The extent to which the epidemic will affect preg...

Two experts on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff Monday recommended tha t all nuclear power plants buDt by Babcock and WDCOI, manufacturers of the Three Mile Island plant, be shut down temporarily. "I believe there exists a considerable m1amatch between operator training, operator experience and the B&W _hlne," said Edson Case at a staff briefing for the NRC commiuioners. But Case's...