Alexander Verbeek
@alexverbeek.bsky.social
Climate action | Nature | Water-Energy-Food | Sustainability | Wildlife | Innovation | Writing about the beauty of our planet on: https://theplanet.substack.com
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I'm Alexander Verbeek and publish about the climate crisis, environment, the beauty of nature, science, walking, sustainability, wildlife, photography, water, and energy.
I'm Alexander Verbeek and publish about the climate crisis, environment, the beauty of nature, science, walking, sustainability, wildlife, photography, water, and energy.
Google Maps just got an AI brain! Ask "Find coffee with parking that's still open" and it understands. Plus master tricks like multi-stop trips, sharing ETAs, and finding your parked car. Travel just got easier.
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The Complete Guide to Smarter Navigation
Plus: Google Maps gets an AI brain transplant, map tricks, natural language navigation, Apple Maps catches up, and automatic parking memory
screenskills.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Google Maps just got an AI brain! Ask "Find coffee with parking that's still open" and it understands. Plus master tricks like multi-stop trips, sharing ETAs, and finding your parked car. Travel just got easier.
screenskills.substack.com/p/the-comple...
screenskills.substack.com/p/the-comple...
What the Pilgrims Ate at the First Thanksgiving in 1621
What the Pilgrims Ate at the First Thanksgiving in 1621
Plus: A Thai woman’s near-cremation, Cape Verde’s seamounts, and vampire squid genetics
medium.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:56 AM
What the Pilgrims Ate at the First Thanksgiving in 1621
How You Can Save a Thanksgiving Turkey Instead of Roasting One
#Thanksgiving
#Thanksgiving
How You Can Save a Thanksgiving Turkey Instead of Roasting One
Plus: Degas’s private works, Screen time’s real impact, Death Valley’s survival secrets, and Palermo’s Baroque masterpiece
medium.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:05 AM
How You Can Save a Thanksgiving Turkey Instead of Roasting One
#Thanksgiving
#Thanksgiving
How Ian Fleming and a Group of Commandos Started London’s Favorite Christmas Tradition
How Ian Fleming and a Group of Commandos Started London’s Favorite Christmas Tradition
The Oslo Christmas tree that travels to London’s Trafalgar Square each December
medium.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
How Ian Fleming and a Group of Commandos Started London’s Favorite Christmas Tradition
Thanksgiving tomorrow? Turn Your Kitchen Into a Digital Recipe Hub This Thanksgiving
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Turn Your Kitchen Into a Digital Recipe Hub This Thanksgiving
Plus: ChatGPT voice gets visual, grocery apps that save money, and fixing timer troubles
screenskills.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Thanksgiving tomorrow? Turn Your Kitchen Into a Digital Recipe Hub This Thanksgiving
screenskills.substack.com/p/turn-your-...
screenskills.substack.com/p/turn-your-...
Why Your Brain Betrays You on Black Friday
#BlackFriday
#BlackFriday
Why Your Brain Betrays You on Black Friday
Plus: From Lucy to Wisdom, nature’s stories that inspire, moss survives space, and the city hidden under a city
medium.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Why Your Brain Betrays You on Black Friday
#BlackFriday
#BlackFriday
The Simple Daily Habit That Lowers Dementia Risk by 39%
The Simple Daily Habit That Lowers Dementia Risk by 39%
Plus: A million-dollar CIA mystery, Viking graves, why children understand Pollock better than you, and the golden tree that predates…
medium.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:10 AM
The Simple Daily Habit That Lowers Dementia Risk by 39%
America’s reputation crashes in global rankings:
America’s reputation crashes in global rankings
Plus: Museums reject tobacco money, trees have a good memory, rats rewrite history, and a centenarian’s coffee ritual
medium.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:32 PM
America’s reputation crashes in global rankings:
While America Abandons Climate Goals, Denmark Shows What Real Leadership Looks Like
While America Abandons Climate Goals, Denmark Shows What Real Leadership Looks Like
Plus: Why do we kiss? A cancer breakthrough, and a dolphin is captivating Venice
alexanderverbeek.medium.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
While America Abandons Climate Goals, Denmark Shows What Real Leadership Looks Like
RFK would be 100 today. Instead of celebrating his legacy, we watch his son spread vaccine lies in Trump's cabinet. How did the Kennedy name fall so far? The tragic arc mirrors American decline.
On RFK’s 100th Birthday, the Kennedy Name’s Tragic Arc Mirrors American Decline
A European perspective on the day America should mourn the path it never took
medium.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:39 PM
RFK would be 100 today. Instead of celebrating his legacy, we watch his son spread vaccine lies in Trump's cabinet. How did the Kennedy name fall so far? The tragic arc mirrors American decline.
City Raccoons Are Becoming a Different Species Right Before Our Eyes (And Nine More Fascinating News Stories)
#nature
#nature
City Raccoons Are Becoming a Different Species Right Before Our Eyes (And Nine More Fascinating…
Plus: Wild horses return to French Alps, lost Bach music performed, and moths that hear plants scream
medium.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:37 PM
City Raccoons Are Becoming a Different Species Right Before Our Eyes (And Nine More Fascinating News Stories)
#nature
#nature
Medium or Substack? My Writing Experience on Both Platforms
Medium or Substack? My Writing Experience on Both Platforms
Plus: your daily ten good news stories
medium.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Medium or Substack? My Writing Experience on Both Platforms
How Jellyfish 'Think' Without Brains (and Nine More Good News Stories)
How Jellyfish ‘Think’ Without Brains (and Nine More Good News Stories)
Plus: dolphins research, tiny robots in your bloodstream, women’s immune systems, a moment of beauty, and much more
medium.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:54 AM
How Jellyfish 'Think' Without Brains (and Nine More Good News Stories)
Reposted by Alexander Verbeek
durch Daybreak Notes & Beans, den neuen Newsletter von @alexverbeek.bsky.social bin ich auf diese tolle Vogelfreundiche Innovation aufmerksam geworden:
November 16, 2025 at 10:10 PM
durch Daybreak Notes & Beans, den neuen Newsletter von @alexverbeek.bsky.social bin ich auf diese tolle Vogelfreundiche Innovation aufmerksam geworden:
The Week Science Shattered Our Assumptions About Dogs, Stars, and Ancient RNA. Plus more good news stories in today’s The Good News:
Skip all the Negative News, Read Here Today’s Good News Stories
Good morning from Oslo, where I’ve returned after my time in the Netherlands. Today, I’ve been digging through scientific journals, press…
medium.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The Week Science Shattered Our Assumptions About Dogs, Stars, and Ancient RNA. Plus more good news stories in today’s The Good News:
Canada Pivots to Europe as America Isolates Itself
Canada Pivots to Europe as America Isolates Itself
Plus: Bees decode Morse code, Tree-climbing crocodiles, Napoleon’s lost diamond surfaces, and LED lights cure cancer
medium.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Canada Pivots to Europe as America Isolates Itself
Slowly, Then Suddenly: How Authoritarian Regimes Fall
Slowly, Then Suddenly: How Authoritarian Regimes Fall
History shows us that authoritarian regimes fall when we least expect it
medium.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Slowly, Then Suddenly: How Authoritarian Regimes Fall
The Security Checks That Save You From Online Shopping Disasters
The Security Checks That Save You From Online Shopping Disasters
Plus: Required Windows update, free Libby magazines, shipping scam alerts, and Gmail privacy update
screenskills.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The Security Checks That Save You From Online Shopping Disasters
The U.S. plummets on the quality of life index
The U.S. plummets on the quality of life index
Plus: Pets slash depression rates, devil bees discovered, and Frida Kahlo’s $60 million dream
medium.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The U.S. plummets on the quality of life index
Your ten good news stories for today: 😊
Your Ten Good News Stories For Today (Since the Rest of the News is so Depressing)
Including: Peru’s mysterious holes explained, Frankie the Flamingo flies to France, brain-boosting proof, and the beauty of Rome seen from…
medium.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Your ten good news stories for today: 😊
Today’s good news:
Just learned a 72-hour phone break works better than antidepressants. Also: Babylonians drew ghosts, Vatican runs on solar, and a couple found £230,000 in Tudor coins gardening.
Read more surprises:
Just learned a 72-hour phone break works better than antidepressants. Also: Babylonians drew ghosts, Vatican runs on solar, and a couple found £230,000 in Tudor coins gardening.
Read more surprises:
Taking a Phone Break Beats Antidepressants
Plus: Babylonian ghost rituals, Tudor treasure in the garden, and the world’s greenest tiny nation
medium.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Today’s good news:
Just learned a 72-hour phone break works better than antidepressants. Also: Babylonians drew ghosts, Vatican runs on solar, and a couple found £230,000 in Tudor coins gardening.
Read more surprises:
Just learned a 72-hour phone break works better than antidepressants. Also: Babylonians drew ghosts, Vatican runs on solar, and a couple found £230,000 in Tudor coins gardening.
Read more surprises:
When your Medium article makes The Guardian
When Your Medium Article Makes The Guardian
Plus: Sandwich Guy beats Trump’s prosecutors, Indigenous peoples protect Canada, and 111,000 spiders built the world’s largest spiderweb
medium.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:17 AM
When your Medium article makes The Guardian
After nearly 2000 days on Duolingo, I’ve learned what works for language learning. Your phone has everything you need (for free). Plus more screen skills: AI tutors, hidden translation tools, etc.
How You Can Learn a New Language for Free (And Actually Stick With It This Time)
Plus: My 2000-day Duolingo streak secret, Substack’s translation feature, and smartphone tricks
screenskills.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
After nearly 2000 days on Duolingo, I’ve learned what works for language learning. Your phone has everything you need (for free). Plus more screen skills: AI tutors, hidden translation tools, etc.
Why Mamdani's New York Victory Gives Democrats Hope Everywhere
Why Mamdani’s New York Victory Gives Democrats Hope Everywhere
Plus: Australia’s free electricity revolution, Scotland’s forgotten heroes, and sharks saving coral reefs
alexanderverbeek.medium.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Why Mamdani's New York Victory Gives Democrats Hope Everywhere
Reposted by Alexander Verbeek
Thrilled to be among the authors of a new report about climate change and litigation: "Let the courts decide?" It's timely with COP30 in Brazil and backsliding by governments and others on climate pledges
www.idea.int/publications... thanks to @internationalidea.bsky.social @cop30brazil.bsky.social
www.idea.int/publications... thanks to @internationalidea.bsky.social @cop30brazil.bsky.social
Let the courts decide? The Potential and Limitations of Climate Litigation from a Democracy Perspective | International IDEA
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www.idea.int
November 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Thrilled to be among the authors of a new report about climate change and litigation: "Let the courts decide?" It's timely with COP30 in Brazil and backsliding by governments and others on climate pledges
www.idea.int/publications... thanks to @internationalidea.bsky.social @cop30brazil.bsky.social
www.idea.int/publications... thanks to @internationalidea.bsky.social @cop30brazil.bsky.social