From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Nick Dokos Subject: OT: two interesting articles about (non-)reproducible research Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2016 14:54:42 -0400 Message-ID: <87inzsgcct.fsf@alphaville.usersys.redhat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:52643) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aobYY-0007g8-00 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Apr 2016 14:54:58 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aobYU-0005Ql-Op for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Apr 2016 14:54:57 -0400 Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:56314) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aobYU-0005Qd-IM for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Apr 2016 14:54:54 -0400 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1aobYS-0006OI-2e for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Apr 2016 20:54:52 +0200 Received: from nat-pool-bos-t.redhat.com ([66.187.233.206]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 08 Apr 2016 20:54:52 +0200 Received: from ndokos by nat-pool-bos-t.redhat.com with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 08 Apr 2016 20:54:52 +0200 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Emacs-orgmode" To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org [off-topic: not even a gratuitous org reference. My only excuse is the general interest of list members on reproducible research (org-babel! OK, that's the requisite gratuitous reference: I feel better now :-) )] 538.com has published a couple of interesting articles on some poli-sci research: http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-two-grad-students-uncovered-michael-lacour-fraud-and-a-way-to-change-opinions-on-transgender-rights/#ss-1 and http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/as-a-major-retraction-shows-were-all-vulnerable-to-faked-data/ N.B. the reference to the "open data" policies of AJPS - that seems to be clearly the future direction of research (and, imo, it's about time). -- Nick