# Science Social Trends & Public Discussions — 2026-09-30 17:40 UTC

> **Category:** Science  
> **Status:** Trending Up  
> **Timestamp:** 2026-09-30 17:40 UTC (2026-09-30T17:40:00Z)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-09-30-17-40/non_crypto/science  
> **Overview Brief:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-09-30-17-40/non_crypto.md  

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## 10-Minute Category Volume & Sentiment
- **Total Posts:** 13
- **Total Impressions:** 360.0K
- **Bullish / Positive:** 3
- **Bearish / Negative:** 0
- **Neutral:** 10

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## Engagement Analysis
Total Engagement - Comments: 227, Retweets: 587, Likes: 4180, Impressions: 360007


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## Cited Discussions & Public Evidence


### Discussion #1 by @elonmusk
> **Author:** [@elonmusk](https://x.com/elonmusk)  
> **Metrics:** 592 likes · 92 retweets · 107 comments · 276.4K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T17:47:41+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2105353907799228549](https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2105353907799228549)  


> 
> "Starship will expand the aperture of physics research by placing much larger telescopes in orbit and giant ones on the Moon"


### Discussion #2 by @SpaceX
> **Author:** [@SpaceX](https://x.com/SpaceX)  
> **Metrics:** 610 likes · 121 retweets · 33 comments · 38.1K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T17:40:22+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/SpaceX/status/2105352066424017118](https://x.com/SpaceX/status/2105352066424017118)  


> **Visual Context:** A SpaceX Starship rocket launches from Starbase against a stunning sunrise sky, with massive plumes of smoke and steam billowing across the coastal launchpad as the vehicle ascends on the morning of Flight 14—the first dawn liftoff from the facility since Flight 5.  

> 
> "Starship Flight 14, the first morning launch from Starbase since Flight 5"


### Discussion #3 by @AJamesMcCarthy
> **Author:** [@AJamesMcCarthy](https://x.com/AJamesMcCarthy)  
> **Metrics:** 2.2K likes · 176 retweets · 49 comments · 26.7K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T16:03:24+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/AJamesMcCarthy/status/2105327662205972658](https://x.com/AJamesMcCarthy/status/2105327662205972658)  


> **Visual Context:** A 2027 calendar page titled "JANUARY 2027" features a long-haired orange tabby cat yawning against a stunning composite of colorful nebulae and galaxies, with the caption "Gregorious Genesis" explaining that after consuming the universe, Gregory restored the cosmos. The image directly ties to the artist's note that each page is a unique work of cosmic art made from real astrophotos composited together, with this January page showcasing Gregory as a cosmic creator-cat alongside real celestial phenomena.  

> 
> "Zero AI was used to create Gregory's calendar. Each image is from real astrophotos I took and composited together. 

I wanted each page to be a unique work of cosmic art, and poured my soul into each one. I hope each month makes you smile!"


### Discussion #4 by @SParchewski
> **Author:** [@SParchewski](https://x.com/SParchewski)  
> **Metrics:** 688 likes · 178 retweets · 32 comments · 7.7K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T14:19:32+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/SParchewski/status/2105301524939428208](https://x.com/SParchewski/status/2105301524939428208)  


> **Visual Context:** A complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton is mounted on display in a museum, showcasing its massive skull, ribcage, and powerful hind legs atop an elevated platform with informational placards below. This iconic specimen represents "Sue," the famous 67-million-year-old T. rex whose remarkable 90% bone recovery is celebrated in the caption.  

> 
> "Everybody…meet Sue. 

Sue is a Tyrannosaurus Rex.  

Sue has been dead for 67 million years. 



Not only were archaeologists able to locate Sue’s body, they were able to find 90% of her bones…67 million years after she died. 

Happy Truth and Reconciliation Day!"


### Discussion #5 by @RealAlexJones
> **Author:** [@RealAlexJones](https://x.com/RealAlexJones)  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 6.5K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T17:41:23+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/RealAlexJones/status/2105352321647468667](https://x.com/RealAlexJones/status/2105352321647468667)  


> **Visual Context:** A promotional graphic for a live event on Wednesday, September 30, 2026 at 1:00PM Central, announcing that "Special Guest Steven Greer Joins Alex Jones." The image features photos of both Alex Jones (left) and Dr. Steven Greer (right) against a blue patriotic backdrop, with links to Rumble.com/TheAlexJonesShowLive and AlexJonesLive.com/show—teasing Greer's testimony on UFOs, ET intelligence, and alleged government coverups of off-world technology as referenced in the accompanying post.  

> 
> "LIVE EVENT: World-Renowned Disclosure Project Founder Dr. Steven Greer Breaks Bombshell Intel On UFOs & ET Intelligence!

Watch/Share For Explosive Firsthand Testimony Of The Decades-Long Institutional Coverup About Off-World Technology & Classified Programs RIGHT HERE"


### Discussion #6 by @andrewjkoh
> **Author:** [@andrewjkoh](https://x.com/andrewjkoh)  
> **Metrics:** 67 likes · 15 retweets · 4 comments · 2.7K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T16:24:25+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/andrewjkoh/status/2105332949722034328](https://x.com/andrewjkoh/status/2105332949722034328)  


> **Visual Context:** This image shows the title page of an academic paper titled "Cooperating Against Catastrophe" by Drew Fudenberg and Andrew Koh, dated September 30, 2026. The abstract describes a dynamic game theory study analyzing when firms will race versus pace their capabilities against a safety threshold, finding that pacing can be sustained only under certain conditions and that transparency about internal capabilities is important. The paper directly addresses the post's question about the game theory of pacing the frontier and identifies conditions (low risk with transparency) under which cooperation can override racing incentives.  

> 
> "New paper on the game theory of pacing the frontier. When is it possible? What will it take?"


### Discussion #7 by @maniaUFO
> **Author:** [@maniaUFO](https://x.com/maniaUFO)  
> **Metrics:** 16 likes · 3 retweets · 0 comments · 966 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T17:24:41+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/maniaUFO/status/2105348118476673170](https://x.com/maniaUFO/status/2105348118476673170)  


> 
> "This elongated cigar-shaped UFO recording is attributed to a visitor identified in the surviving source trail as Joeseph Stanton and was filmed during a visit to Machu Picchu in the Cusco Region of Peru. The exact date on which the recording was made has not been recovered."


### Discussion #8 by @AirwaveDynamics
> **Author:** [@AirwaveDynamics](https://x.com/AirwaveDynamics)  
> **Metrics:** 6 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 322 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T16:43:39+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/AirwaveDynamics/status/2105337792201097348](https://x.com/AirwaveDynamics/status/2105337792201097348)  


> **Visual Context:** An infographic for the NASA SpaceX "CREW-13 LAUNCH" scheduled for Thursday, October 1, 2026, featuring photos of crew members Jessica Watkins, Luke Delaney, Joshua Kutryk, and Sergey Teteryatnikov, along with details about the Falcon 9 launch, Crew Dragon docking, and mission objectives.  

> 
> "Tomorrow, October 1, 2026, NASA and SpaceX are targeting the Crew-13 mission — the 13th operational crew rotation flight under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. This is the primary NASA–SpaceX launch of the day."


### Discussion #9 by @AgemicaCom
> **Author:** [@AgemicaCom](https://x.com/AgemicaCom)  
> **Metrics:** 7 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 198 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T16:42:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/AgemicaCom/status/2105337375274762496](https://x.com/AgemicaCom/status/2105337375274762496)  


> 
> ""So Lukas, I think you will actually live forever."

Agemica founder 
@RonjonNag
 on longevity escape velocity.

But how does it work?

(01) Add 20 years, not 100.

Aging doesn't have to be solved in one leap. Start with a smaller gain.

(02) Use those years.

Within them, science"


### Discussion #10 by @techartist_
> **Author:** [@techartist_](https://x.com/techartist_)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 1 retweets · 2 comments · 169 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T17:35:16+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/techartist_/status/2105350783416021472](https://x.com/techartist_/status/2105350783416021472)  


> 
> "An interactive 3D house, from Foundation through Skeleton, Systems and Envelope to Finished. An X-ray view reveals the plumbing, power and air inside. Made with Opus 5.5 using Three.js + WebGPU."


### Discussion #11 by @mindbeast
> **Author:** [@mindbeast](https://x.com/mindbeast)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 162 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T17:05:56+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/mindbeast/status/2105343399805288917](https://x.com/mindbeast/status/2105343399805288917)  


> 
> "In Cambodia and Thailand, elephants have figured out how to stop sugarcane trucks and help themselves to a snack. 

When you have the right of way… you might as well use it."


### Discussion #12 by @GatewatchHQ
> **Author:** [@GatewatchHQ](https://x.com/GatewatchHQ)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 113 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T17:26:18+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/GatewatchHQ/status/2105348527056380169](https://x.com/GatewatchHQ/status/2105348527056380169)  


> 
> "Greenland Energy Executive Chairman 
@larryswets
 said geologists have genetically linked this oil to oil from the North Sea. It points to light sweet crude, the easier kind to refine, not the heavy stuff that needs refining technology most of the world doesn't have.

Paid"


### Discussion #13 by @UKAEAofficial
> **Author:** [@UKAEAofficial](https://x.com/UKAEAofficial)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 75 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T17:15:25+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/UKAEAofficial/status/2105345786632397008](https://x.com/UKAEAofficial/status/2105345786632397008)  


> **Visual Context:** A promotional poster for the "Oxford Science + Ideas Festival" 2026 Programme, displaying the number "35" formed by colorful planet-like spheres, with the text "35 years of connections at events for everyone across Oxford and beyond" and "if-oxford.com".  

> 
> "The 
@Oxford_IF
 Science and Ideas Festival returns in October 2026. There's something for everyone, with activities for young children and families, or sessions for teenagers and adults to enjoy alone or as a group.  Further details 
if-oxford.com"