Trust Layer

Trends Desk methodology

ScienceToStartup publishes an owned operator briefing, not a raw source dump. Discovery sources are preserved, primary-source authority is surfaced when known, and premium content remains summary-only.

trends-desk-v3Snapshot hash eb0b7875b3f0f174Active window 7 days

Last materialized snapshot: 2026-04-08

Latest public evidence: 2026-04-13T15:00:00.000Z

Next scheduled publish: Not scheduled

Trust state: Stale - Awaiting 2026-04-17 narrative materialization.

Ranking Weights

Operator relevance: 35%
Corroboration: 25%
Authority: 20%
Freshness: 10%
Day-over-day movement: 10%

Policies

Discovery sources are preserved, but primary-source authority is surfaced whenever it is known. Premium content remains summary-only.

Lead narratives require operator relevance, provenance rows, and explicit last-verified timestamps. Single-source stories are demoted unless they qualify as high-authority exclusives.

4 lead narratives max, balanced coverage beyond that.

Placement Rules

Only 3-4 lead narratives should dominate the desk.
Single-source stories should not occupy top lead slots unless authority is exceptionally strong.
ScienceToStartup takes must add a proprietary judgment rather than restating the commercialization angle.
Topic/entity pages are promoted only after they reach dossier-ready depth thresholds.