# Science Social Trends & Public Discussions — 2026-09-30 20:30 UTC

> **Category:** Science  
> **Status:** Trending Up  
> **Timestamp:** 2026-09-30 20:30 UTC (2026-09-30T20:30:00Z)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-09-30-20-30/non_crypto/science  
> **Overview Brief:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-09-30-20-30/non_crypto.md  

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## 10-Minute Category Volume & Sentiment
- **Total Posts:** 17
- **Total Impressions:** 3.5K
- **Bullish / Positive:** 3
- **Bearish / Negative:** 1
- **Neutral:** 13

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## Engagement Analysis
Total Engagement - Comments: 13, Retweets: 17, Likes: 50, Impressions: 3529


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## Cited Discussions & Public Evidence


### Discussion #1 by @QuePocaMadreMex
> **Author:** [@QuePocaMadreMex](https://x.com/QuePocaMadreMex)  
> **Metrics:** 4 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 578 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T19:39:57+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/QuePocaMadreMex/status/2105382158856495450](https://x.com/QuePocaMadreMex/status/2105382158856495450)  


> 
> "INCREDIBLE ACTIVITY FROM THE POPO During the night of this Tuesday and the early morning of this Wednesday, the #Popocatépetl volcano showed intense activity, the #ash column rose in the form of a whirlwind, generating a huge plume of smoke, displaying an"


### Discussion #2 by @NiahLangh
> **Author:** [@NiahLangh](https://x.com/NiahLangh)  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 3 retweets · 0 comments · 561 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T19:17:25+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NiahLangh/status/2105376489650971118](https://x.com/NiahLangh/status/2105376489650971118)  


> 
> "Modern agriculture has interesting methods!"


### Discussion #3 by @reddit
> **Author:** [@reddit](https://x.com/reddit)  
> **Metrics:** 4 likes · 0 retweets · 3 comments · 400 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-26T13:33:31.233000+00:00  



> 
> "🔥[OC] It is only 7–11 cm (2.8–4.3 in.) long. In extreme danger the Texas horned lizard can squirt its own blood from the corners of its eyes, reaching distances of up to 1.5 m. This blood contains substances with a very unpleasant taste, effectively deterring attackers. (More in the description)

Suggested"


### Discussion #4 by @Prolific
> **Author:** [@Prolific](https://x.com/Prolific)  
> **Metrics:** 5 likes · 2 retweets · 1 comments · 382 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T18:53:57+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Prolific/status/2105370582867161153](https://x.com/Prolific/status/2105370582867161153)  


> 
> "We're excited to be at 
@COLM_conf
 2026 from Oct 6-9, the conference spotlighting cutting-edge LM research.

Find us at Booth #200, plus explore COLM papers that cite Prolific in their data collection or human evaluation process.

↓"


### Discussion #5 by @carnivoroscyl
> **Author:** [@carnivoroscyl](https://x.com/carnivoroscyl)  
> **Metrics:** 6 likes · 2 retweets · 1 comments · 287 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T19:08:45+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/carnivoroscyl/status/2105374305676607846](https://x.com/carnivoroscyl/status/2105374305676607846)  


> 
> "La gineta ("Genetta genetta") como nunca la habías visto - Parte 2"


### Discussion #6 by @Kisalay_
> **Author:** [@Kisalay_](https://x.com/Kisalay_)  
> **Metrics:** 6 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 229 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T18:30:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Kisalay_/status/2105364555576619446](https://x.com/Kisalay_/status/2105364555576619446)  


> 
> "Next up: catching a 50-meter spaceship with robot arms.

Starship Flight 15 could be SpaceX's first try at catching the ship itself with the launch tower. And it might fly in under 3 weeks.

Oct 19. Tower. Ship.

What we know:
• Air traffic planning slides reported by Teslarati"


### Discussion #7 by @CuerdaNestor
> **Author:** [@CuerdaNestor](https://x.com/CuerdaNestor)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 210 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T19:20:39+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/CuerdaNestor/status/2105377304188997976](https://x.com/CuerdaNestor/status/2105377304188997976)  


> 
> "El tornado de Zona Franca de hoy 30-09-26. Increíble la de minutos que se queda estático en la misma zona… al final del vídeo se observa incluso un doble vórtice. 
@TomasMolinaB
 @3CatInfoelTemps
 @btveltemps
 @meteocat
 @AEMET_Cat
 @jacobpetrus_tve
 @mauri_francesc"


### Discussion #8 by @IllusionVortexx
> **Author:** [@IllusionVortexx](https://x.com/IllusionVortexx)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 1 retweets · 1 comments · 201 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T20:02:01+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/IllusionVortexx/status/2105387712874189141](https://x.com/IllusionVortexx/status/2105387712874189141)  


> 
> "This is a famous optical illusion called the “Penrose staircase “ 
It is an impossible staircase where a person could climb them forever and not get any higher"


### Discussion #9 by @_cosmicearth
> **Author:** [@_cosmicearth](https://x.com/_cosmicearth)  
> **Metrics:** 4 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 189 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T19:50:34+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/_cosmicearth/status/2105384830938587451](https://x.com/_cosmicearth/status/2105384830938587451)  


> **Visual Context:** A massive, towering wall of dark dust and storm clouds looms over a highway at sunset, with cars and a truck driving beneath it under streetlights.  

> 
> "A massive shelf cloud made the sky look perfectly split in half at sunset"


### Discussion #10 by @Nature_Beauty11
> **Author:** [@Nature_Beauty11](https://x.com/Nature_Beauty11)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 144 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T20:12:29+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Nature_Beauty11/status/2105390348436754855](https://x.com/Nature_Beauty11/status/2105390348436754855)  


> 
> "This serene stargazing clip captures a detailed close-up of the moon's craters through a beginner telescope, showing how partial phases along the terminator line reveal sharp lunar features."


### Discussion #11 by @PRClimate
> **Author:** [@PRClimate](https://x.com/PRClimate)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 126 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T18:58:23+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/PRClimate/status/2105371700019839158](https://x.com/PRClimate/status/2105371700019839158)  


> 
> "TJUA - Super-Res Reflectivity 1 2:56 PM #prwx"


### Discussion #12 by @abearicaonline
> **Author:** [@abearicaonline](https://x.com/abearicaonline)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 3 comments · 70 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T19:50:58+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/abearicaonline/status/2105384931824447937](https://x.com/abearicaonline/status/2105384931824447937)  


> **Visual Context:** A hand placed next to a framed dark stone arrowhead artifact displayed on white padding.  

> 
> "what do you think this weird rock was used for?"


### Discussion #13 by @FalcnStormChase
> **Author:** [@FalcnStormChase](https://x.com/FalcnStormChase)  
> **Metrics:** 5 likes · 5 retweets · 3 comments · 65 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T20:32:33+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/FalcnStormChase/status/2105395396855902343](https://x.com/FalcnStormChase/status/2105395396855902343)  


> **Visual Context:** A faint tornado funnel touches down from a dark gray sky into a wide green agricultural field bordered by trees.  

> 
> "Just had #tornado Rozel, KS 

3:30 PM 
@NWSDodgeCity"


### Discussion #14 by @PRClimate
> **Author:** [@PRClimate](https://x.com/PRClimate)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 56 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T19:15:52+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/PRClimate/status/2105376099802984650](https://x.com/PRClimate/status/2105376099802984650)  


> 
> "TJUA - Super-Res Reflectivity 1 3:12 PM #prwx"


### Discussion #15 by @Jeffreyvtx
> **Author:** [@Jeffreyvtx](https://x.com/Jeffreyvtx)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 31 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T20:23:10+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Jeffreyvtx/status/2105393034208678380](https://x.com/Jeffreyvtx/status/2105393034208678380)  


> 
> "Insectspeak. Obv prob not a lot of potential for communication here. Still good data. 

Abundance counts would be useful....."


### Discussion #16 by @reddit
> **Author:** [@reddit](https://x.com/reddit)  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 0 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T20:33:55.841000+00:00  



> 
> "Whale sounds!"


### Discussion #17 by @jaouad2d
> **Author:** [@jaouad2d](https://x.com/jaouad2d)  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 0 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T20:32:01+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/jaouad2d/status/2105395260645916819](https://x.com/jaouad2d/status/2105395260645916819)  


> 
> "real world data always messes up clean models"