Winners of the December 2016 Palindrome contest
Since both November and December had the contest word verifies/reverifies, the judges decided to give two prizes this month. Thank you both for participating!
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Kyle Griffiths
Palindrome: Sleep, raw Elba, ere verified ire; Sir, rise, ride! If I revere able war peels.
The requirement: A palindrome using “verifies” (reverifies) or “verified” (reverified) and Elba, of course.
Statement: Here’s my December submission, hope you like it, it has a kind of revolutionary war theme. I have no particular history of palindrome-writing or contest-entering. Instead, I found Mayo’s work via the recommendation of Jeremy Fox of Dynamic Ecology. I am interested in her take on modern statistical practices in ecology, and generally in understanding what makes scientific methods robust and reliable. I’m an outsider to philosophy and stats (I have an MS in Biology), so I appreciate the less-formal tone of the blog. I’m really looking forward to Mayo’s next book.
Book choice (out of 12 or more): Principles of Applied Statistics (D. R. Cox and C. A. Donnelly 2011, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press)
Bio: Part-time Biology Instructor, Scientific Aide for California Dept. of Fish & Wildlife. Interested in aquatic ecology, fish population dynamics.
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Eileen Flanagan
Palindrome: Elba man, error reels inanities. I verified art I trade, if I revise it in an isle. Error renamable.
The requirement: A palindrome using “verifies” (reverifies) or “verified” (reverified) and Elba, of course.
Bio: Retired civil servant with a philosophy Ph.D; a bit camera shy so used a stand-in for my photo. 🙂
Statement: I found your blog searching for information on fraud in science a few years ago, and now that I am retired, I am enjoying twisting my mind around palindromes and other word games that I find on-line. 🙂
Book choice (out of 12 or more): For my book, I would like a copy of Error and the Growth of Experimental Knowledge (D. G. Mayo, 1996, Chicago: Chicago University Press).
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Some of Mayo’s attempts, posted through Nov-Dec:
Elba felt busy, reverifies use. I fire very subtle fable.
To I: disabled racecar ties. I verified or erode, if I revise it. Race card: Elba’s idiot.
Elba, I rave to men: “I felt busy!” Reverified, I hide, I fire very subtle fine mote variable.
I deified able deities. I verified a rap parade. If I revise, I tied. Elba deified I.
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