Five selfish reasons to work reproducibly | Genome Biology | Full Text
peter.suber's bookmarks 2020-12-03
Summary:
"Here are some reasons: because reproducibility is the right thing to do! Because it is the foundation of science! Because the world would be a better place if everyone worked transparently and reproducibly! You know how that reasoning sounds to me? Just like yaddah, yaddah, yaddah …
It’s not that I think these reasons are wrong. It’s just that I am not much of an idealist; I don’t care how science should be. I am a realist; I try to do my best given how science actually is. And, whether you like it or not, science is all about more publications, more impact factor, more money and more career. More, more, more… so how does working reproducibly help me achieve more as a scientist...."