Scientific American editors voted in recent weeks on the 20 most informative Twitter accounts to stay abreast of the latest ideas, issues and developments in science and technology. We weeded through hundreds of lists and feeds to select the most brilliant and engaging, as well as the quirkiest of the bunch.

Our picks are often witty, sometimes eccentric and occasionally silly, but each brings valuable insights to his or her area of expertise. For the latest, greatest tweets on science, technology, journalism, astronomy, physics, mathematics and more, check out these top 20 Twitter accounts of 2013, listed here in alphabetical order.

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1. 1. NeuroWhoa 07:49 PM 1/9/13

   Good list, I follow many of them already but I was surprised at the lack of psychology/neuroscience Tweeters. People like @mocost and @vaughanbell are also accomplished writers and link to interesting bits'n'bobs across the net.

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