This is the cover of the January/February issue of Computing in Science and Engineering (CiSE) (http://cise.aip.org). Irreproducible research has been a joke for many years and has even inspired humor magazines (http://www.jir.com/), but there is a very serious point to this issue. Science is founded upon the ability to independently repeat and verify work. This has become much more difficult as our tools have increased in complexity and cost … and as the volume of data that we process has increased. However, scientific computing has lagged behind even experiment and theory in its reproducibility. I highly recommend that you read this issue.
Standard Disclaimer: I am on the editorial board of this journal.
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