A Swan in the Making. Gardner, T. Science, 345(6199):855, August, 2014.
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Reproducibility is the ugly duckling of science. It provokes distress, denial, and passionate calls for action. With \$1.5 trillion spent globally each year on R&D,* the idea that 80\,% of it is irreproducible can cause downright dread. It threatens the foundations and credibility of the scientific enterprise. But look past the surface, and reproducibility may well be a swan in the making.
@article{gardnerSwanMaking2014,
  title = {A Swan in the Making},
  author = {Gardner, Timothy},
  year = {2014},
  month = aug,
  volume = {345},
  pages = {855},
  issn = {1095-9203},
  doi = {10.1126/science.1259740},
  abstract = {Reproducibility is the ugly duckling of science. It provokes distress, denial, and passionate calls for action. With \$1.5 trillion spent globally each year on R\&D,* the idea that 80\,\% of it is irreproducible can cause downright dread. It threatens the foundations and credibility of the scientific enterprise. But look past the surface, and reproducibility may well be a swan in the making.},
  journal = {Science},
  keywords = {*imported-from-citeulike-INRMM,~INRMM-MiD:c-13332382,innovation,reproducibility,reproducible-research,research-management,science-ethics,scientific-creativity},
  lccn = {INRMM-MiD:c-13332382},
  number = {6199}
}

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