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Say who is speaking, and how they know.
Meridian gives scientific ideas and the people behind them a wider audience. That only works if listeners can tell an author’s view from what the paper shows, and both from what we think.
Three labels
View What the author thinksOpinions, intuitions, predictions and recollections. Valuable, and not evidence.
Finding What the paper showsA result documented in the paper, linked to the table, figure or section. If the paper does not show it, it is not a finding.
Interpretation What we thinkMeridian’s own reading: what a result might mean, how it relates to other work. Always ours, always labelled.
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Accuracy review, not approvalAuthors check the technical accuracy of the edit. They cannot remove fair questions or their answers.
Corrections in the openErrors are corrected in the transcript and show notes, with a dated log at the end.
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Related partiesMTRI researchers help prepare questions and may appear as guests (at most one in twelve). Both are disclosed.
AI tools, disclosedWe use AI tools for transcription and first-draft summaries; editors check every line before publication.
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