EDITORIAL STANDARDS
A clearer story. A visible source.
Even an exciting story has limits to what it establishes. Talos makes the evidence and those limits part of the explanation.
Three things to look for
- 01Original source and publication date
- 02Test conditions and scope
- 03Limitations and open questions
01
Make the source part of the story
Papers link to the original work. News links to the report or institutional announcement behind the account. The original publication date is distinct from the date of our editorial snapshot.
When coverage relies on another news outlet, we name that outlet. Conference information points readers back to the official announcement.
02
Separate evidence from interpretation
A digest explains the problem, method, observed results and limitations. Simulation results are not presented as field performance, and a constrained experiment is not treated as a general capability.
When discussing possibilities, we make clear what comes from the source and what is our interpretation. Measurements and comparisons belong with their conditions.
03
Explain what an image represents
AI-created imagery that illustrates a topic is labelled separately from photographs of actual products or experiments. Concept diagrams are also identified so they are not mistaken for a paper’s apparatus or results.
Photographs and figures at the original source remain subject to its own terms. Names, dates and numbers needed to understand the story also appear as readable text.
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