[Book Review] On rigor and replication

In Rigor Mortis: How Sloppy Science Creates Worthless Cures, Crushes Hopes, and Wastes Billions, a sensationalistic title belies a carefully crafted book about data reproducibility and scientific rigor in biomedical research. Although the book breaks no new ground, at a time when the so-called "irreproducibility crisis" has stoked passionate debate among scientists, bewil­dered the public, and even launched new disciplines (e.g., metaresearch), an accessible overview of the problem is most welcome. Author: Leonard P. Freedman

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