Last week's edition of the Economist carried an article announcing the creation of a new laboratory at Stanford University, called the Meta-Research Innovation Center (METRICS), founded by John Ioannidis and Steven Goodman. It aims to promote reproducible research and shame non-reproducible research. Of greatest note is its "journal watch" concept, which will monitor the quality of published research. Such a watchdog has been badly needed for decades, although I wonder how the operation will be funded.
Other activities mentioned by the article include influencing policymakers to avoid relying on shoddy research, battling publication bias, organizing conferences of other meta-researchers, and evaluating the effects of encouraging reproducible research. In other words, they'd like to see if there is any evidence that evidence-based science is better science!
DTLR has long been an admirer of Ioannidis' work, and I welcome the new center and look forward to seeing its work.
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