Last week’s tweet highlights in a nutshell? Peeking into your future using big data; quick, homemade budget cuts; dirty ice in fast food places; you’re harboring moody bacteria; sustainable city farming; gadgets too advanced for their own good; daring to fail greatly…
Here’s a quick summary of tweets posted by @nycework between May 19 and May 24, 2013:
3D-modeled vertical farm
(Image credit: Cjacobs627 at en.wikipedia)
- A quote by Robert F. Kennedy about the achievement ability of people who aren’t afraid to fail;
- an article about scientists’ discovery that our bodies harbor kinds of bacteria that affect our health, our weight and our mood;
- an article about a student’s experiment that found 70 percent of tested fast-food ice was dirtier than toilet water samples taken from the same establishment;
- an article about how vertical farming using skyscraper greenhouses could produce sustainable, city-grown, inexpensive food;
- an article about 5 quick ways to cut household bills; (NOTE: the section on tax savings might be outdated, so consult your accountant or tax specialist for up-to-date tax-saving strategies);
- an article about 5 old gadgets that didn’t become popular because they were ahead of their time;
- and, a link to @nycework’s previous tweet digest that includes a post about how information you share publicly might be used to predict your future.
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