Thanks for the recommendations and descriptions of accounts to follow.

Since the earlier thread is messy, here's part 1 of a compilation of people recommended to me:
@cathywilcox A gifted, acerbic eye on the world
@craignewmark founder, craigslist
@AnEnglishHuman "You've got a Freud in me"
@drhafezster Awesome astronomy pics and a wealth of science. Just phenomenal.
@coreyspowell for cool science stuff
@AbandonedAmerica Evocative pictures and equally evocative image descriptions

Here's part 2 of a compilation of people recommended to me:

@fivebooks "library of knowledge"
@mariapopova "Reader. Writer. Creator of The Marginalian"
@owasow for lots of interesting reads that provoke thinking
@Prof_Mirya for witty and smart advice with just enough irreverence
@nanjala had one of the best public intellectual Twitter feeds
@mollyquell She reports on the happenings in the Hague... in a way that actually makes you want to read about what is happening in the Hague.