17 May, 2013

FW: [Policy Forum] Computational Science: Troubling Trends in Scientific Software Use

Universities should produce scientists capable of instantiating science in code such that other scientists are able to peer-review code as they would other aspects of science. Formal training in statistics, computational methods, mathematics, and software engineering should be a core part of the science curriculum at undergraduate and research student levels.

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Posted on: Friday, 17 May 2013 2:58 AM
Author: Lucas N. Joppa
Subject: [Policy Forum] Computational Science: Troubling Trends in Scientific Software Use

"Blind trust" is dangerous when choosing software to support research.

Authors: Lucas N. Joppa, Greg McInerny, Richard Harper, Lara Salido, Kenji Takeda, Kenton O'Hara, David Gavaghan, Stephen Emmott


View article...<http://www.sciencemag.org/content/340/6134/814.full?rss=1>

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