Alex Verbeek

Mostly posting my own articles and photography that I share with nearly half a million followers on social media. Still feel new here, but I like Mastodon; it’s a breath of fresh air. What more to know? I’m the editor of The Planet: theplanet.substack.com and: Public Speaker | Podcaster | TEDx | Climate Change | Wildlife | Art | Energy-Water-Food | Sustainability

The Planet newsletter
Alex VerbeekAlex_Verbeek
2025-06-20

Engineers at HP Hood used Design of Experiments in JMP to cut troubleshooting time from weeks to hours. It also helped them scale their approach across teams, improving process consistency.

Learn how they made experimentation routine and repeatable ▶️
➡️ go.jmp/3STYgJF

Alex VerbeekAlex_Verbeek
2025-06-16

Start with Design of Experiments.

In this live webinar on June 26, hosted with The Chemical Engineer, you'll learn how DOE helps scientists and engineers get more insight from fewer experiments.

Register here:
➡️ go.jmp/3SQ3J4g

Announcement for 26 June 11:00 CEST
Alex VerbeekAlex_Verbeek
2025-06-12

A short interview on the importance of climate change communication and on sharing positive stories about climate action

➡️ youtu.be/egTrQvI7t5A?si=_b2Lqs

I’m being interviewed: siting behind a table and talking.
Alex VerbeekAlex_Verbeek
2025-05-02

A short interview on the importance of collecting, analyzing, and sharing data in the fight against environmental change.
youtu.be/BYQFdmmuGvg?si=15TgTo

Alex VerbeekAlex_Verbeek
2025-04-21

As promised in my article on statisticians leading sustainability, the full video of my Berlin JMP Discovery Summit keynote is now available on the JMP community website.

➡️ please share (and watch 😊)

➡️ community.jmp.com/t5/Abstracts

Screenshot of JMP website with photo of me delivering the keynote
Alex VerbeekAlex_Verbeek
2025-04-09

Stop wasting time with inefficient research methods:

Join JMP’s free webinar on May 6 to discover how DOE can supercharge your research and save you valuable time.

Register now: ➡️ jmp.com/en/events/asia-pacific

Coral with fish
Alex VerbeekAlex_Verbeek
2025-04-07

From Oslo's yellow "Flat Iron" building, I'm sharing what didn't make it yet into my Berlin articles on historical rhymes between 1930s Germany and today's America.


buymeacoffee.com/alexverbeek/p

Yellow building from around 1900. Blue sky. Shaped like the flat iron building in NYC
Alex VerbeekAlex_Verbeek
2025-04-02

After attending for many years, I canceled my trip to a conference in the U.S. due to increasing reports of foreign nationals being detained at US borders. I reflect on what's lost when bridges are broken.

➡️ theplanet.substack.com/p/the-c

Man walks onto the campus grounds. Mountains in the background
Alex VerbeekAlex_Verbeek
2025-03-23

The One Lesson from Nazi Resistance America Desperately Needs to Learn Now

theplanet.substack.com/p/the-o

Drawing: teacher talks to students on a square in Berlin
Alex VerbeekAlex_Verbeek
2025-03-23

Screen Skills Goes Paid

I launched paid subscriptions for Screen Skills—my new newsletter helping you navigate the digital world with greater ease and confidence.

➡️ Please share. 😊

➡️ screenskills.substack.com/p/sc

Image of highway with text: two paths, one journey
Alex VerbeekAlex_Verbeek
2025-03-21

Discover how Perplexity AI revolutionizes online searches with direct, comprehensive answers instead of endless links. Learn how to use this time-saving tool without technical expertise.

screenskills.substack.com/p/pe

Colorful drawing of a man with a smartphone in an American city
Alex VerbeekAlex_Verbeek
2025-03-17

In a city where history is etched into every street corner, Berlin’s memorials offer urgent lessons about democracy’s fragility and authoritarianism’s dangers. As America faces its own democratic challenges in 2025, these powerful warnings from Germany’s past have never been more relevant.

➡️ open.substack.com/pub/theplane

Drawing of man staring at brandenburger tor
Alex VerbeekAlex_Verbeek
2025-03-14

My Farewell to America

I've loved your music, landscapes, and people for decades. Now I watch our paths diverge with both sadness and resolve. My personal story of how America shaped me, and why I must now say goodbye to what once was.

➡️ theplanet.substack.com/p/my-fa

Drawing of man stepping out of greyhound bus
Alex VerbeekAlex_Verbeek
2025-03-12

I’m in Berlin at the .

John Sall, Founder and Chairman of JMP explains how JMP enables engineers to move beyond routine problem solving by providing powerful platforms for statistical analysis, process optimization, and data visualization.

Man talking on stage. On background graphs, numbers, and the blue-white logo of the JMP discovery summit.
Alex VerbeekAlex_Verbeek
2025-03-09

My Farewell to America

I've loved your music, landscapes, and people for decades. Now I watch our paths diverge with both sadness and resolve. My personal story of how America shaped me, and why I must now say goodbye to what once was.

➡️ theplanet.substack.com/p/my-fa

A young man arriving in a town in the American west
Alex VerbeekAlex_Verbeek
2025-03-08

On this International Women’s Day, I’m thrilled to have been invited to the Women in STEM lunch at the JMP Discovery Summit Europe in Berlin on March 12.

➡️ community.jmp.com/t5/Discovery

Looking forward to connecting and exploring statistical analysis, data visualization, and more.

An AI generated drawing of women in a laboratory
Alex VerbeekAlex_Verbeek
2025-03-06

I'll be speaking at the next week. Let's dive into how JMP's cutting-edge statistical tools drive breakthroughs in green energy, pharmaceuticals, and high-tech. See you there!

Blue logo of the conference
Alex VerbeekAlex_Verbeek
2025-02-23

“The average American devotes over seven hours daily to online activities.”

Welcome to a different kind of 'tech' newsletter; it's about making your digital time more effective and enjoyable.

➡️ open.substack.com/pub/screensk

Logo of Screen Skills: an open laptop with a graph on the screen
Alex VerbeekAlex_Verbeek
2025-02-17

Peace to "Pieces" in Our Time

From a 1940 wartime photograph to tears at the Munich Security Conference: how history's pivotal moments echo through generations.

➡️ theplanet.substack.com/p/peace

Chamberlain returning from Munich in 1938. Black and white photo
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Alex VerbeekAlex_Verbeek
2025-02-12

On this International Day of Women & Girls in Science, I’m thrilled to have been invited to the Women in STEM lunch at the JMP Discovery Summit Europe in Berlin on March 12.
Looking forward to connecting and exploring statistical analysis, data visualization, and more.

AI generated image of women in a lab or educational setting actively researching, studying, etc.

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