Alexander Verbeek
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Admiring the beauty of nature is the best way to realize what's at stake if we ignore the fragility of our planet. I am a public speaker, writer, EDRC policy director, Yale World Fellow, TEDx speaker, with 400,000 followers on social media.
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Brood X periodical cicadas and the amazing history of their first description
I see the first pictures and videos on Twitter of Brood X periodical cicadas. The tone in the comments is still one of pleasant surprise for the first sightings of one or perhaps a couple of these unique insects. Soon their volume will rise to unimaginable numbers. It would be a fascinating social media project to follow the sentiment of the average cicada tweet in the next few weeks. I expect that some of you may find them less pleasant before this month is over, when billions of cicadas will celebrate the best month of their lives.
By Alexander Verbeek5 years ago in Earth
Spending more time in nature is good for you; here is why.
In the late afternoon, I felt tired. Today had been a long day, and I wasn't happy with the still unanswered emails in my inbox. Instead of an extra push of work behind my desk, I left my computer, got on my bicycle, and went to a nearby park.
By Alexander Verbeek5 years ago in Earth
