Winner of the January 2014 Palindrome Context
Karthik Durvasula
Visiting Assistant Professor in Phonology & Phonetics at Michigan State University
Palindrome: Test’s optimal? Agreed! Able to honor? O no! Hot Elba deer gala. MIT-post set.
The requirement was: A palindrome with “optimal” and “Elba”.
Bio: I’m a Visiting Assistant Professor in Phonology & Phonetics at Michigan State University. My work primarily deals with probing people’s subconscious knowledge of (abstract) sound patterns. Recently, I have been working on auditory illusions that stem from the bias that such subconscious knowledge introduces.
Statement: “Trying to get a palindrome that was at least partially meaningful was fun and challenging. Plus I get an awesome book for my efforts. What more could a guy ask for! I also want to thank Mayo for being excellent about email correspondence, and answering my (sometimes silly) questions tirelessly.”
Book choice: EGEK 1996! 🙂
[i.e.,Mayo (1996): “Error and the Growth of Experimental Knowledge”]
CONGRATULATIONS! And thanks so much for your interest!
February contest: Elba plus deviate (deviation)*
New Rule: Using both deviate and deviant tops an acceptable palindrome that only uses deviate (but can earn 1/2 prize voucher for doubling on another month).
Error Statistics Philosophy 