Palindrome

February Palindrome Winner: Lucas Friesen

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Mayo

Winner of the February 2018 Palindrome Contest: (a dozen book choice)

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Lucas Friesen: a graduate student in Measurement, Evaluation, and Research Methodology at the University of British Columbia

Palindrome:

Ares, send a mere vest set? Bagel-bag madness.

Able! Elbas! Send AM: “Gable-Gab test severe. Madness era.”

The requirement: A palindrome using “madness*” (+ Elba, of course). Statistical, philosophical, scientific themes are awarded more points.) *Sorry, the editor got ahead of herself in an earlier post, listing March’s word.
Book choice: This is horribly difficult, but I think I have to go with the allure of the unknown: Statistical Inference as Severe Testing: How to get beyond the statistics wars.

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Winner of the January 2017 Palindrome contest: Cristiano Sabiu

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Mayo

Winner of January 2017 Palindrome Contest: (a dozen book choices)

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Cristiano Sabiu: Postdoctoral researcher in Cosmology and Astrophysics

Palindrome: El truth supremo nor tsar is able, Elba Sir Astronomer push turtle.

The requirement: A palindrome using “astronomy” or “(astronomer/astronomical” (and Elba, of course).cosmic-turtle-1

Book choice: Error and the Growth of Experimental Knowledge (D. Mayo 1996, Chicago)

Bio: Cristiano Sabiu is a postdoctoral researcher in Cosmology and Astrophysics, working on Dark Energy and testing Einstein’s theory of General Relativity. He was born in Scotland with Italian roots and currently resides in Daejeon, South Korea.

Statement: This was my first palindrome! I was never very interested in writing when I was younger (I almost failed English at school!). However, as my years progress I feel that writing/poetry may be the easiest way for us non-artists to express that which cannot easily be captured by our theorems and logical frameworks. Constrained writing seems to open some of those internal mental doors, I think I am hooked now. Thanks for organising this!

Mayo Comment: Thanks for entering Cristiano, you just made the “time extension” for this month. That means we won’t have a second month of “astronomy” and the judges will have to come up with a new word. I’m glad you’re hooked. Good choice of book! I especially like the “truth supremo/push turtle” . I’m also very interested in experimental testing of GTR–we’ll have to communicate on this.

Mayo’s January attempts (selected):

  • Elba rap star comedy: Mr. Astronomy. Testset tests etymon or tsar, my democrats’ parable.
  • Parable for astronomy gym, on or tsar of Elba rap.
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Winners of December Palindrome: Kyle Griffiths & Eileen Flanagan

Posted on January 14, 2017 by Mayo

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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Winner of May 2016 Palindrome Contest: Curtis Williams

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Mayo
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Winner of the May 2016 Palindrome contest

Curtis Williams: Inventor, entrepreneur, and professional actor

The winning palindrome (a dialog): 

 

“Disable preplan?… I, Mon Ami?”

“Ask!”

“Calm…Sit, fella.”

“No! I tag. I vandalized Dezi, lad.”

“Navigational leftism lacks aim…a nominal perp: Elba’s id.”

The requirement: A palindrome using “navigate” or “navigation” (and Elba, of course).

Book choice: Error and Inference (D. Mayo & A. Spanos, Cambridge University Press, 2010)

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Bio: Curtis Mark Williams is the co-founder of WavHello and the inventor of Bellybuds, who also counts himself as an occasional professional actor who has performed on Broadway [1] and in several television shows and films. 
He currently resides in Los Angeles with his lovely wife, two daughters, his dog, Newton, and his framed New Yorker Caption Contest winning cartoon. [He has been a finalist twice and the one he won is contest #329, by Joe Dator (inspired by his theatrical background. :)] Continue reading →

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Winner of March 2016 Palindrome: Manan Shah

Posted on April 9, 2016 by Mayo
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Manan Shah

Manan Shah channels Jack Nicholson in “The Shining” to win this month’s palindrome contest (and the book of his choice).* 

Winner of March 2016 Contest: Manan Shah

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Palindrome: I was able to. I did add well. Liking is, I say, as evil as dad’s aloof. Delivery reviled sign: “I red rum”. Examine men I’m axe murdering. Is delivery reviled? Fool! As dad’s alive, say as I sign: “I kill lewd dad.” Idiot Elba saw I.

The requirements: In addition to using Elba, a candidate for a winning palindrome must have used examine (or examined or examination). 

Bio: Manan Shah is a mathematician and owner of Think. Plan. Do. LLC  (www.ThinkPlanDoLLC.com). He writes at www.mathmisery.com and is looking to publish his first book, hopefully by the end of this year. He holds a PhD in Mathematics from Florida State University.
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Winner of December Palindrome: Mike Jacovides

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Mayo
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Winner of the December 2015 Palindrome contest

Mike Jacovides: Associate Professor of Philosophy at Purdue University

Palindrome: Emo, notable Stacy began a memory by Rome. Manage by cats, Elba to Nome.

The requirement: A palindrome using “memory” or “memories” (and Elba, of course).

Book choice (out of 12 or more): Error and the Growth of Experimental Knowledge (D. Mayo 1996, Chicago)

Bio: Mike Jacovides is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Purdue University. He’s just finishing a book whose title is constantly changing, but which may end up being called Locke’s Image of the World and the Scientific Revolution.

Statement: My interest in palindromes was sparked by my desire to learn more about the philosophy of statistics. The fact that you can learn about the philosophy of statistics by writing a palindrome seems like evidence that anything can cause anything, but maybe once I read the book, I’ll learn that it isn’t. I am glad that ‘emo, notable Stacy’ worked out, I have to say.

Congratulations Mike! I hope you’ll continue to pursue philosophy of statistics! We need much more of that. Good choice of book prize too. D. Mayo Continue reading →

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Winner of the June Palindrome contest: Lori Wike

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Mayo
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Winner of June 2015 Palindrome Contest: (a dozen book choices)

Lori Wike: Principal bassoonist of the Utah Symphony; Faculty member at University of Utah and Westminster College

Palindrome: Sir, a pain, a madness! Elba gin in a pro’s tipsy end? I know angst, sir! I taste, I demonstrate lemon omelet arts. Nome diet satirists gnaw on kidneys, pits or panini. Gab less: end a mania, Paris!

Book choice:  Conjectures and Refutations (K. Popper 1962, New York: Basic Books)

The requirement: A palindrome using “demonstrate” (and Elba, of course).

Bio: Lori Wike is principal bassoonist of the Utah Symphony and is on the faculty of the University of Utah and Westminster College. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music and a Master of Arts degree in Comparative Literature from UC-Irvine. Continue reading →

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Winners of the December 2014 Palindrome Contest: TWO!

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Mayo

I am pleased to announce that there were two (returning) winners for the December Palindrome contest.
The requirement was: In addition to Elba, one word: Math

(or maths; mathematics, for anyone brave enough).

The winners in alphabetical order are:

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Karthik Durvasula
Visiting Assistant Professor in Phonology & Phonetics at Michigan State University

Palindrome: Ha! Am I at natal bash? tame lives, ol’ able-stats Elba. “Lose vile maths!” a blatant aim, aah!

(This was in honor of my birthday–thanks Karthik!)

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. Continue reading →

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Announcing Kent Staley’s new book, An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science (CUP)

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Mayo

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Kent Staley has written a clear and engaging introduction to PhilSci that manages to blend the central key topics of philosophy of science with current philosophy of statistics. Quite possibly, Staley explains Error Statistics more clearly in many ways than I do in his 10 page section, 9.4. CONGRATULATIONS STALEY*

You can get this book for free by merely writing one of the simpler palindrome’s in the December contest.

Here’s an excerpt from that section:

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9.4 Error-statistical philosophy of science and severe testing

Deborah Mayo has developed an alternative approach to the interpretation of frequentist statistical inference (Mayo 1996). But the idea at the heart of Mayo’s approach is one that can be stated without invoking probability at all. ….

Mayo takes the following “minimal scientific principle for evidence” to be uncontroversial:

Principle 3 (Minimal principle for evidence) Data xo provide poor evidence for H if they result from a method or procedure that has little or no ability of finding flaws in H, even if H is false.(Mayo and Spanos, 2009, 3) Continue reading →

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Winner of July Palindrome: Manan Shah

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Mayo
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Manan Shah

Winner of July 2014 Contest:

Manan Shah

Palindrome: 

Trap May Elba, Dr. of Fanatic. I fed naan, deli-oiled naan, deficit an affordable yam part.

The requirements: 

In addition to using Elba, a candidate for a winning palindrome must have used fanatic. An optional second word was: part. An acceptable palindrome with both words would best an acceptable palindrome with just fanatic. 

Bio:

Manan Shah is a mathematician and owner of Think. Plan. Do. LLC. (www.ThinkPlanDoLLC.com). He also maintains the “Math Misery?” blog at www.mathmisery.com. He holds a PhD in Mathematics from Florida State University.

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Winner of June Palindrome Contest: Lori Wike

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Mayo
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Winner of June 2014 Palindrome Contest: First Second* Time Winner! Lori Wike

*Her April win is here

Palindrome:

Parsec? I overfit omen as Elba sung “I err on! Oh, honor reign!” Usable, sane motif revoices rap.

The requirement: A palindrome with Elba plus overfit. (The optional second word: “average” was not needed to win.)

Bio:

Lori Wike is principal bassoonist of the Utah Symphony and is on the faculty of the University of Utah and Westminster College. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music and a Master of Arts degree in Comparative Literature from UC-Irvine.

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Winner of April Palindrome contest: Lori Wike

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Mayo
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Lori Wike

Winner of April 2014 Palindrome Contest:

Lori Wike

Palindrome:

Pose ad: ‘Elba fallacy amid aged? Amygdala error or real?’ Ad: gym ad? Egad! I may call a fabled Aesop.

The requirement: A palindrome with Elba plus “fallacy” with an optional second word: “error”. A palindrome using both topped an acceptable palindrome using only “fallacy”. All April submissions used both. Other April finalists are here.

Bio:

Lori Wike is principal bassoonist of the Utah Symphony and is on the faculty of the University of Utah and Westminster College. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music and a Master of Arts degree in Comparative Literature from UC-Irvine.

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Able Stats Elba: 3 Palindrome nominees for April! (rejected post)

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Mayo

images-7It’s good to know that in this incredibly stressed month[i], as we deal with end of semester deadlines, exams, applications and whatnot, that some people have found time for the errorstatistics palindrome contest–in fact, it’s the first time ever that I’ve received three (quite good) candidates (below)! (Help the Elba judges by voting for 1-3, error@vt.edu) Continue reading →

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Winner of the March 2014 palindrome contest (rejected post)

Posted on March 29, 2014 by Mayo
caitlin-parkerWinner of the March 2014 Palindrome Contest

Caitlin Parker

Palindrome: 

Able, we’d well aim on. I bet on a note. Binomial? Lewd. Ew, Elba!

The requirement was: A palindrome with Elba plus Binomial with an optional second word: bet. A palindrome that uses both Binomial and bet topped an acceptable palindrome that only uses Binomial.

Short bio: 
Caitlin Parker is a first-year master’s student in the Philosophy department at Virginia Tech. Though her interests are in philosophy of science and statistics, she also has experience doing psychological research. Continue reading →

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Winner of the Febrary 2014 palindrome contest (rejected post)

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Mayo

SamHeadWinner of February 2014 Palindrome Contest
Samuel Dickson

Palindrome:
Rot, Cadet A, I’ve droned! Elba, revile deviant, naïve, deliverable den or deviated actor.

The requirement was: A palindrome with Elba plus deviate with an optional second word: deviant. A palindrome that uses both deviate and deviant tops an acceptable palindrome that only uses deviate.

Bio:
Sam Dickson is a regulatory statistician at U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) with experience in statistical consulting, specializing in design and analysis of biological and genetics/genomics studies.

Statement:
“It’s great to get a  chance to exercise the mind with something other than statistics, though putting words together to make a palindrome is a puzzle very similar to designing an experiment that answers the right question.  Thank you for hosting this contest!”

Choice of book:
Principles of Applied Statistics (D. R. Cox and C. A. Donnelly 2011, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press)

Congratulations, Sam! I hope that your opting to do two words (plus Elba) means we can go back to the tougher standard for palindromes, but I’d just as soon raise the level of competence for several months more (sticking to one word). 

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Winner of the January 2014 palindrome contest (rejected post)

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Mayo

images-5Winner 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).

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Winner of the December 2013 Palindrome Book Contest (Rejected Post)

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Mayo
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WINNER: Zachary David
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Palindrome “contest” contest

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Mayo

 metablog old fashion typewriterWant to win one of these books? You may not have noticed that since May, the palindrome rules have gotten trivially easy. So since it’s Saturday night, and I’m giving a time extension to 14 July – Le Quatorze juillet—have some fun coming up with a palindrome. It only needs to include “Elba” and the word “contest”. For full bibiographies and complete rules, see palindrome page:

 .EGEK CoverSend your candidates to me at error@vt.edu. One of the winners under the older, much harder, rules is here.

Previous palindrome contests included:

runs test, omnibus, cycle, dominate, editor, data, Model, sample, random, probable, Bayes, confident, likely, error, decision, variable, integrate, maximal, median (comedian), interpret, action, code, predict, luck, assess, model, simple, null, bootstrap,minimum, wrong, prefer, dogma, (s)exist, email

with variations.

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Winner of May Palindrome Contest

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Mayo

“Able no one nil red nudist opening nine pots. I’d underline ‘No’ on Elba.”  Anonymous. See rejected posts.

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