[R] OT: The topic of reproducibility in the media

[Liviu Andronic]

Dear all,
I know that reproducibility is a big concern for the R community, so
it may be interesting to some of the readers on this list that The
Economist recently ran a series of articles denouncing the alarming
number of shoddy and non-reproducible published papers:
http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21588069-scientific-research-has-changed-world-now-it-needs-change-itself-how-science-goes-wrong
http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21588057-scientists-think-science-self-correcting-alarming-degree-it-not-trouble

They even went as far as stating that "most published scientific
research is probably false":
http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2013/10/daily-chart-2

Anyways, food for thought for the weekend. Regards,
Liviu