If you have a story on why information
curation matters or how curated scientific information made a difference to you or your community tell us about it! #PublicGoodCuration

@alicemeadows.bsky.social discussed how misinformation has many sources and when voices or info are missing from public debates, by self of external censorship, we all lose. She also talked about an experimental possible way to increase transparency in some of these process with "Publication Facts"

Michael Meth from San Jose State University discussed how the role of curators is evolving, especially in the context of AI, how people clearly want curation (e.g. using AI summaries vs full searches) but we need good curation and libraries are uniquely placed to connect people to trusted resources.

Camille Gamboa from @sagepub.com discussed why they felt it was important to support a guide bringing light to #PublicGoodCuration and the role it plays when it comes to society having confidence and trust in research.

Thank you for joining us yesterday - and for sharing your question and insights

Emma Rourke, Acting National Statistician, the Office for National Statistics, mentions that “we can and should he more creative in the way we present to citizens the consequences of the food industry today”

Baroness Boycott also reflected on sugar, energy drinks and their effects on health. They cause insomnia, decay and lack of focus - and are easily available to everyone. “We can stop this… We really have a responsibility”

Prof Martin Warren, Chief Scientific Officer at
@quadraminstitute.bsky.social says “Many children are deficient in one key nutrient; in fact, many children are deficient in multiple nutrients important for developmental health”