Scholarly Truth And Research Transfer
The research already exists. Getting it to you shouldn't be the hard part.
START turns peer-reviewed research into clear, faithful briefs — written and checked by working academics, with every source attached. No hot takes, no distortion, no paywall for the public.
The gap
Good research rarely reaches the people it's about.
A finding gets published, then travels through a game of telephone — a press release, a headline, a thread, a rumour — until what the public hears barely resembles what the study said. START closes that gap. We keep the rigor and lose the jargon, so the version you read is the version the researchers would sign off on.
How it works
Three steps from paper to plain language.
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Source
We start from peer-reviewed, published research — never a press release or a preprint dressed up as settled science.
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Translate
A contributor with a background in the field rewrites the work in plain language, keeping every claim tied to the evidence behind it.
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Vet
A second vetted academic checks the brief against the original for accuracy before it's published. Sources stay one click away.
Who it's for
Built for two people at once.
If you want to understand
Read faithful, sourced briefs on research that affects your health, your work, and your decisions — free, always.
If you want to contribute
Lend your expertise. Translate or vet work in your field, build a public record of it, and help the public meet research where it actually stands. Free for vetted academics.