Mastodawn

Gene Shackman 1d 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 3d 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

Google Gemini is about to control your messages and calls, even if you say no

Google’s AI assistant is about to get full access to your calls, texts, and WhatsApp — even if you’ve disabled activity tracking.

Laptop Mag

Gene Shackman Jul 6

Financial go bag.

Gene Shackman Jul 6

The New Go Bag: What You Need in Your Emergency Escape

Masks and hand sanitizer, along with food, batteries and medications are essential to have on hand

By Jodi Helmer
Published September 18, 2020
Updated April 08, 2025

https://www.aarp.org/family-relationships/emergency-go-bag/

The New Go Bag: What You Need in Your Emergency Escape Kit

What to keep in a prepacked disaster kit so you're prepared for any extreme weather event

AARP

Gene Shackman Jul 4

Your Food Packaging Is Shedding Microplastics Into Every Meal, Study Reveals
Michelle Starr
Wed, July 2, 2025 at 11:11 PM EDT

https://www.yahoo.com/news/food-packaging-shedding-microplastics-every-031147247.html

Your Food Packaging Is Shedding Microplastics Into Every Meal, Study Reveals

We don't know what this does to us.

Yahoo News