Mastodawn

Gene Shackman 9h ago

Meteor Shower Calendar 2025-2026
https://www.amsmeteors.org/meteor-showers/meteor-shower-calendar/

Well, you need to know that there are currently 3 active meteors showers:

Southern delta Aquariids
Active until August 12th
Peak: Jul 29-30 2025 (Moon 27% full.)

alpha Capricornids
Active until August 12th
Peak: Jul 29-30 2025 (Moon 27% full.)

Perseids
Active until August 23rd
Peak: Aug 12-13 2025 (Moon 84% full.)

Meteor Shower Calendar

Browse all the major meteor showers for 2025

American Meteor Society

Gene Shackman 2d ago

See this guide on understanding how to check whether a journal is predatory.

https://thinkchecksubmit.org/

And see a listing of predatory journal

https://www.predatoryjournals.org/news/predatory-journals-list-2025

Also see this article

"on predatory academic journals and conferences"

https://patthomson.net/2025/07/16/on-predatory-academic-journals-and-conferences/

based on a 2022 report published here

https://www.interacademies.org/project/predatorypublishing

Identify trusted publishers for your research • Think. Check. Submit.

Tools and practical resources, aiming to educate researchers, promote integrity, and build trust in credible research and publications.

Think. Check. Submit.

Gene Shackman Jul 14

The American Statistical Association Committee on Professional Ethics seeks input on the Ethical Guidelines for Statistical Practice.

https://amstat.jotform.com/team/evaluation/comments-on-ethical-guidelines

Here are the guidelines

Ethical Guidelines for Statistical Practice

https://www.amstat.org/your-career/ethical-guidelines-for-statistical-practice

Comments on Ethical Guidelines for Professional Practice

Please click the link to complete this form.

Gene Shackman Jul 10

Photo from 2019 of a lake in one of our many congressionally designated wilderness areas. I'm so glad we still have so many wilderness areas. 😊

Gene Shackman Jul 8

New report on hamas's use of sexual violence.
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-860343

The report is here.
https://thedinahproject.org/

Gene Shackman Jul 8

On July 7, Google’s Gemini assistant will be able to send a WhatsApp message, place a call, adjust your volume, or set a timer, even if you’ve told it not to track what you’re doing. And no, it’s not something you need to opt into, nor can you opt out of it; it’s the new norm.
https://www.laptopmag.com/ai/gemini-phone-access-update