metadata is about data. that may sound esoteric. the issue for data, i think, is how do you know what you're looking for, how can you find what you're looking for? if i want all data about campaign finance, that is metadata. but if i want data about the campaign finance contributions to this member of congress, you can dig deep into a single database. so sunlight is trying to create collections of data, mashing data together so that you can have a bigger picture of the data and what its impact might be. >> host: what processes does your organization then go through to make sure this information is presented just as it is and not interpreted like you talked about at the beginning? >> guest: right. well, data is data, so the organizations that we mostly fund to create data have long-standing reputations in taking data that comes out of government and then putting that into searchable data formats and not, not playing with the data at all, not interpreting the data at all. so whether that's open secrets.org or follow the money.org or f

some metadata attached to my diaper right here i'm a and what it is is a tiny device, and we fired ititors movement. all right. when there's no movement, let's do this, let's put it hear and just laid there. after about 15 seconds it will then fire breaks kind of stimulating the baby's stomach, and then five seconds after that if they're still no movement, then it sounds an alarm and many parents come in. now it is actually a cool little device. the problem is -- there is vibrating -- the enormous going to go. hear that? see why this is the problem with this. what if the baby is sleeping and not moving. >> there is always breathing. the issue is the american academy of pediatrics in a journal article in the new england journal this past week, a consensus is that monitors are not proven to prevent sudden infant death syndrome. there is certain cases where the doctor will recommend a monitor, but if it makes you feel better, the bottom line here is check with your doctor to make sure they know about it and that's it. >> alysin: versus horrible drunk driving accident a couple weeks ago h