Alexander Verbeek

Why John Lennon’s “Imagine” Still Inspires Today Plus: Scientists debunk dog DNA myths, Coffee grounds extend fruit life, robots under Antarctic ice, and 2.75 billion buildings mapped in…

Why John Lennon's "Imagine" Still Inspires Today

The Hidden Phone Features That Make Reading, Shopping, and Daily Tasks Easier for Everyone Plus: Windows security update you need to know about, apps that read text aloud, the quick accessibility shortcut that saves time, and a scam warning about fake shipping notifications

Your phone has a powerful magnifying glass built in. And text-to-speech. And app locking. And custom tap shortcuts.
These "accessibility" features aren't just for people with disabilities – they make everyone's life easier.
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How to Protect Your Pets When Winter Temperatures Turn Deadly Plus: Rebel nuns, giant anacondas, swallowed Fabergé eggs, and why the Dutch dominate English

How to Protect Your Pets When Winter Temperatures Turn Deadly

The New Feature That Turns 50 Notifications Into One Clear Summary Plus: Substack’s desktop live video, message management apps, and major tech industry shakeups at Apple and Netflix

The New Feature That Turns 50 Notifications Into One Clear Summary

Why Your Family Dog Might Be Your Teen’s Secret Mental Health Ally Plus: Kate Winslet’s directorial debut, ancient canoes, Mars rainforests, pet-travel booms, lost Rubens, blooming palms, flying robots…

Why Your Family Dog Might Be Your Teen’s Secret Mental Health Ally

Trump Can’t Even Stay Awake for His Own Praise Trump Can’t Even Stay Awake for His Own Praise

Trump can't stay awake for his own adoration session—but scientists just discovered how pigeons navigate magnetically, whales master dietary flexibility, and ancient cave DNA reveals Ice Age Europe. Hope exists. ☕️

Your Netflix Habit Pollutes More Than ChatGPT (Here’s How to Fix It) Plus: Android’s new AI summaries, eco-friendly streaming apps, a critical Windows security update, and the one setting that cuts phone energy use

Your Netflix habit pollutes 400x more than ChatGPT. But one simple streaming setting cuts emissions 75% without ruining your viewing experience. It takes 2 minutes to change forever.

From Napoleon's self-coronation to Trump's ballroom, history repeats itself What happens when leaders confuse personal grandeur with national achievement

From Napoleon's self-coronation to Trump's ballroom, history repeats itself

Why Going to Bed Earlier Could Save Your Life Plus: Wolf DNA in every dog, rage bait explained, December’s cosmic show, and the genetics of animal empathy

Why Going to Bed Earlier Could Save Your Life

The Copy-Paste Tricks That Will Change How You Use Your Computer Plus: Windows clipboard security update, iPhone Universal Clipboard fix, password manager warnings, and much more

The Copy-Paste Tricks That Will Change How You Use Your Computer (And many more Screen Skills that everyone can easily apply):

How Life Really Begins With a Spark of Light in the Darkness Plus: Warsaw’s underground library, coffee waste that cleans mining pollution, ancient Texas murals, and why your Christmas tree smells…

How Life Really Begins With a Spark of Light in the Darkness
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Cats Arrived in Europe 7,500 Years Later Than Scientists Thought Plus: You and your Golden Retriever, how cities breed new species, Renoir’s lost painting resurfaces, and ancient droughts toppled…

Cats Arrived in Europe 7,500 Years Later Than Scientists Thought
#cats #digs #science #goodnews

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

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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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

What the Pilgrims Ate at the First Thanksgiving in 1621

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

How You Can Save a Thanksgiving Turkey Instead of Roasting One
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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

How Ian Fleming and a Group of Commandos Started London’s Favorite Christmas Tradition

Turn Your Kitchen Into a Digital Recipe Hub This Thanksgiving Plus: ChatGPT voice gets visual, grocery apps that save money, and fixing timer troubles

Thanksgiving tomorrow? Turn Your Kitchen Into a Digital Recipe Hub This Thanksgiving

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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

Why Your Brain Betrays You on Black Friday
#BlackFriday

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…

The Simple Daily Habit That Lowers Dementia Risk by 39%

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

America’s reputation crashes in global rankings:

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

While America Abandons Climate Goals, Denmark Shows What Real Leadership Looks Like

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

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… Plus: Wild horses return to French Alps, lost Bach music performed, and moths that hear plants scream

City Raccoons Are Becoming a Different Species Right Before Our Eyes (And Nine More Fascinating News Stories)
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Medium or Substack? My Writing Experience on Both Platforms Plus: your daily ten good news stories

Medium or Substack? My Writing Experience on Both Platforms

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

How Jellyfish 'Think' Without Brains (and Nine More Good News Stories)

Pic mit Text: "Schweden hat ein umweltfreundliches, essbares Streusalz entwickelt, das Wildtiere vor dem Tod im Winter schützt. Aus Rübenextrakt und Maisstärke hergestellt, schmilzt es Eis, ohne der Natur zu schaden - und macht Straßen sicher für Menschen und Tiere zugleich. Eine kleine Innovation, die Leben rettet." Darunter zwei Fotos: Re winterliche Straßenszene mit in der Abendsonne rot leuchtendem Streu, li Sperling der in der Abendsonne an einem Häufchen rötlicher Kristalle pickt.

durch Daybreak Notes & Beans, den neuen Newsletter von @alexverbeek.bsky.social bin ich auf diese tolle Vogelfreundiche Innovation aufmerksam geworden:

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…

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 Plus: Bees decode Morse code, Tree-climbing crocodiles, Napoleon’s lost diamond surfaces, and LED lights cure cancer

Canada Pivots to Europe as America Isolates Itself

Slowly, Then Suddenly: How Authoritarian Regimes Fall History shows us that authoritarian regimes fall when we least expect it

Slowly, Then Suddenly: How Authoritarian Regimes Fall