Terri Williams

Writer: You've read my words @Forbes, @ABAJournal, @ArchDigest, @PopSci, @PBS, @Techradar. UAB Blazer. ΔΣΘ. Loves NY Yankees, Dallas Cowboys, the Oxford comma.

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

I’m in love with this sentence:

“One of the most underrated skills you can learn is the ability to ignore your mood and stick with the plan.”

[Terri Williams @Territoryone]

For @Forbes
Incorporate These Outdoor Entertaining Trends in Your Backyard Design

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[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

Why is it ‘cancelled’ in the U.K. but ‘canceled’ in the U.S.?

Because we gave them that L in 1776.

[Terri Williams @Territoryone]

For @Forbes, I covered @Yelp's new report on the 2026 summer design and decor trends, which range from color-maxxing to borderline bold to "midimalism" (the sweet spot between minimalism and maximalism)

https://t.co/Z8k6dPUVlu

[The Oxford Comma @RealOxfordComma]

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a list in possession of three or more items is in want of an Oxford comma.

[‏ً @itsnwts]

“This version of motherhood is not available in your region”

[Terri Williams @Territoryone]

@EllenYChang If you have a Sprouts, their frozen pizzas are delicious.
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[Adam Karpiak @Adam_Karpiak]

“listed as ‘remote’ for visibility” is wild

[Anish Moonka @anishmoonka]

A 17-year-old in Iowa boiled beets in her chemistry class and turned them into stitches that change color when your wound gets infected. Her name is Dasia Taylor. It started as a science fair project.

She wanted a low-tech version of the "smart stitches" Tufts researchers built in 2016. Those used thread wired up with sensors and a tiny chip that pinged your phone if something went wrong. Cool, but useless without a phone or a hospital that can afford it.

Her version doesn't need any of that. Healthy skin is slightly acidic, like lemon juice but much milder. When bacteria grow in a wound, the chemistry flips and turns more like soap or baking soda.

Beet juice has a quirk. The same red pigment that stains your fingers when you cook it shifts color based on what it touches. Bright red on healthy skin. Dark purple on infected skin. The switch lines up with infection almost exactly.

She tested ten threads before finding a cotton-polyester blend that soaked up the dye and changed color within five minutes. That was the prototype.

Around 1 in 40 American surgeries end in an infection at the cut, costing hospitals more than $3 billion a year. In poorer countries the rate is closer to 1 in 9. In parts of Africa it's 1 in 6. In some Ethiopian hospitals, up to a quarter of surgery patients leave with an infection.

The whole game is catching it early. Spot it in time and antibiotics handle it. Miss the window and the patient is back on the operating table.

Dasia filed a patent in 2021 and started a medical device company called VariegateHealth in 2022. The stitches haven't been tested on real patients yet. New medical device patents can take a decade. She's also looking into a side benefit: the beet pigment kills bugs like E. coli and Klebsiella in lab tests.

Smart stitches need a phone to read them. Hers just need eyes.

[Annelisa J. Purdie 🐏 📜 🌾 @RosyShepherdess]

Y’ALL. This is not a drill. The Wayback Machine is often the only source of webpages that have been scrubbed from the Internet.

[Terri Williams @Territoryone]

I had so much fun testing the Chef iQ MiniOven (@mychefiq) for @trustedreviews!

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[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

Not to be THAT dictionary, but…

It’s ‘per se,’ not ‘per say.’
It’s ‘dog-eat-dog world,’ not ‘doggy-dog world.’
It’s ‘hunger pangs,’ not ‘hunger pains.’
It’s ‘one and the same,’ not ‘one in the same.’
It's 'buck naked,' not 'butt naked.'

[New York Yankees @Yankees]

ALL RISE.

[Dutch Rojas @DutchRojas]

Your doctor went to medical school for 12 years. The person denying your claim went through a two-week training module.

[Franklin Leonard @franklinleonard]

“The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.” - James Baldwin

[femiiiiii. @femiiiszn]

not all of us were made to cook. some of us were made to have conversations with the person cooking.

[Terri Williams @Territoryone]

My latest for @trustedreviews

If money is no object, run – don’t walk – to get the Aarke Coffee System!

https://t.co/KtUqOsHiG8

[Terri Williams @Territoryone]

My latest for @Forbes

Happy Sleep Awareness Week!

Learn How to Create a Sylish and Healthy Bedroom

https://t.co/HKsM3AMsAa

[Terri Williams @Territoryone]

Correction: I meant Michael Altneu (not Atlneu - I was typing too quickly)

[Terri Williams @Territoryone]

My latest for @Forbes. Thanks: Michael Atlneu, vice president of the Coldwell Banker Global Luxury program; and Jules Garcia, Ashley Reidy Quinn, and Jennifer Roberts at Coldwell Banker Warburg

https://t.co/rFTO6BgP4V