Topic 1 - Why should science be open and reproducible?

Introduction

This section is just designed to start you thinking about open science and reproducibility.

Readings

Marcus Munafo’s “A Manifesto for Reproducible Science”

Videos and Podcasts

Open Science Now TED talk

An inspiring TED talk about why we need to be doing science in the open, by Michael Nielsen.

Hertz Podcast 35 - A Manifesto for Reproducible Science

Dan and James discuss a new paper in the inaugural issue of Nature Human Behaviour, “A manifesto for reproducible science”. As usual in Hertz Podcast, there’s a fair bit of swearing.

Forum

Before posting here, please read the assigned article, “A Manifesto for Open Science”, and watch the assigned video.

  • Has this changed the way you think about science?
  • Has this changed how you would approach reading scientific research?
  • How, and why?
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