Science is currently facing a reproducibility crisis. There have been attempts to address this in many different domains, but many of these have significant flaws—they are often inaccessible, too narrow in scope, and/or burdensome to users. In an attempt to address this issue, I have developed a software package, called ‘fertile’, written for users of the R programming language. ‘fertile’ provides tools to improve the reproducibility of R projects without the shortcomings of many other solutions. It is accessible, simple to use, broad in scope, and flexible in its operation. It also attempts to be educational, teaching its users why their projects are not reproducible and how to improve. This short presentation will consider a brief overview of reproducibility, current solutions and their shortcomings, and a brief overview of ‘fertile’, along with information about how to learn more about the project.
by Audrey Bertin, '21