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Not Everybody Thinks the Emphasis on Reproducibility is a Good Thing
[From the article “Reproducible research: a minority opinion” by Chris Drummond, published in the Journal of Experimental & Theoretical Artificial Intelligence.] “Reproducible research, a growing movement within many scientific fields, including machine learning, would require the code, used to generate…
Read MoreWhat?! You Don’t Believe in Badges?!!
[The following is taken from a blog by Hilda Bastian at the blogsite “Absolutely Maybe” at PLOS Blogs] “As I’ve spent time with the badges “magic bullet” – simple! cheap! no side effects! dramatic benefits! – supported by a single…
Read MoreAEA Journals Looking for a Data Editor
[From the website of the American Economic Association.] “The American Economic Association seeks nominations for a new Data Editor to design and oversee its journals’ strategy for curating research data and promoting reproducible research.” … “The duties of the Data…
Read MoreSharing Data Made Easy
In a recent post (“Open data for the busy researcher”), Richard D. Morey suggests an easy way to share data. The hardest part is getting started. The following steps make it easy to “ease in” to the process of making…
Read More“What Do Economists Know?” Not As Much As They Could
[From the article “What Do Economists Know?” by Russ Roberts at the website Medium] In this article, Russ Roberts argues that economists don’t know as much as everybody, especially economists!, would like them to know. However, there are some things that…
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