# Science Social Trends & Public Discussions — 2026-10-01 18:40 UTC

> **Category:** Science  
> **Status:** Trending Up  
> **Timestamp:** 2026-10-01 18:40 UTC (2026-10-01T18:40:00Z)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-01-18-40/non_crypto/science  
> **Overview Brief:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-01-18-40/non_crypto.md  

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## 10-Minute Category Volume & Sentiment
- **Total Posts:** 18
- **Total Impressions:** 355.3K
- **Bullish / Positive:** 9
- **Bearish / Negative:** 0
- **Neutral:** 9

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## Engagement Analysis
Total Engagement - Comments: 286, Retweets: 1436, Likes: 10700, Impressions: 355256


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## Cited Discussions & Public Evidence


### Discussion #1 by @rikunow
> **Author:** [@rikunow](https://x.com/rikunow)  
> **Metrics:** 8.5K likes · 1.3K retweets · 8 comments · 147.0K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-01T13:55:29+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/rikunow/status/2105657859833028949](https://x.com/rikunow/status/2105657859833028949)  


> 
> "Baby snow leopard chirping like a little bird"


### Discussion #2 by @reddit
> **Author:** [@reddit](https://x.com/reddit)  
> **Metrics:** 885 likes · 8 retweets · 34 comments · 88.5K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T22:38:19.092000+00:00  



> 
> "Germany smashes PV record, produces three times more solar power than Australia so far this year"


### Discussion #3 by @reddit
> **Author:** [@reddit](https://x.com/reddit)  
> **Metrics:** 630 likes · 6 retweets · 190 comments · 63.0K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-01T12:26:11.607000+00:00  



> 
> "New psychology research suggests some acts of kindness may also serve competitive social goals, shedding light on how women can use altruistic behavior to gain status, strengthen relationships, or navigate social hierarchies."


### Discussion #4 by @SpaceX
> **Author:** [@SpaceX](https://x.com/SpaceX)  
> **Metrics:** 616 likes · 92 retweets · 37 comments · 51.0K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-01T18:41:29+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/SpaceX/status/2105729834894639344](https://x.com/SpaceX/status/2105729834894639344)  


> 
> "Falcon 9’s first stage lands on LZ-4"


### Discussion #5 by @StefanBurnsGeo
> **Author:** [@StefanBurnsGeo](https://x.com/StefanBurnsGeo)  
> **Metrics:** 61 likes · 7 retweets · 1 comments · 1.7K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-01T18:35:26+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/StefanBurnsGeo/status/2105728312152633498](https://x.com/StefanBurnsGeo/status/2105728312152633498)  


> 
> "Nature is metal
Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii"


### Discussion #6 by @reddit
> **Author:** [@reddit](https://x.com/reddit)  
> **Metrics:** 11 likes · 0 retweets · 9 comments · 1.1K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-01T14:55:04.395000+00:00  



> 
> "(M22 UK) Getting into the space industry"


### Discussion #7 by @Ginkgo
> **Author:** [@Ginkgo](https://x.com/Ginkgo)  
> **Metrics:** 14 likes · 4 retweets · 1 comments · 788 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-01T18:11:57+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Ginkgo/status/2105722401304826089](https://x.com/Ginkgo/status/2105722401304826089)  


> 
> "AI and physics models design the enzymes. Robots build and test them.
Our new white paper explains how we engineer enzymes, with results from programs for clients and U.S. Government partners:
ginkgo.bio/press-releases
…"


### Discussion #8 by @21stRobotics
> **Author:** [@21stRobotics](https://x.com/21stRobotics)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 532 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-01T16:40:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/21stRobotics/status/2105699259924508847](https://x.com/21stRobotics/status/2105699259924508847)  


> 
> "Dragon separates from Falcon 9’s second stage. 

One spacecraft continues onward.
The booster’s job is done.

Spaceflight looks routine now and that’s the crazy part."


### Discussion #9 by @mathelirium
> **Author:** [@mathelirium](https://x.com/mathelirium)  
> **Metrics:** 11 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 359 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-01T18:39:27+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/mathelirium/status/2105729321876758655](https://x.com/mathelirium/status/2105729321876758655)  


> 
> "Solitons are waves that refuse to fall apart.

Here, we let them loose across our custom deformable spacetime-like fabric, governed by the nonlinear Schrödinger equation. They collide, interfere, merge, shed radiation, and sometimes emerge almost untouched.

It's a strange wave"


### Discussion #10 by @_cosmicearth
> **Author:** [@_cosmicearth](https://x.com/_cosmicearth)  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 322 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-01T18:23:09+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/_cosmicearth/status/2105725218778202233](https://x.com/_cosmicearth/status/2105725218778202233)  


> 
> "The hidden highways of our oceans  swirling currents & endless eddies."


### Discussion #11 by @doser_i85668
> **Author:** [@doser_i85668](https://x.com/doser_i85668)  
> **Metrics:** 6 likes · 4 retweets · 0 comments · 269 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-01T17:37:04+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/doser_i85668/status/2105713624123924489](https://x.com/doser_i85668/status/2105713624123924489)  


> 
> "What kind of this turtle?? 
Even you wouldn't have been seen ever!"


### Discussion #12 by @Stellarixorine
> **Author:** [@Stellarixorine](https://x.com/Stellarixorine)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 245 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-01T17:17:34+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Stellarixorine/status/2105708715597029521](https://x.com/Stellarixorine/status/2105708715597029521)  


> 
> "What if the Red Planet isn't as dead as we thought? Imagine the Mars Rover witnessing this. Do you think there's still volcanic activity hidden beneath the Martian surface?"


### Discussion #13 by @SciNatureNews
> **Author:** [@SciNatureNews](https://x.com/SciNatureNews)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 132 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-01T18:13:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/SciNatureNews/status/2105722664002437465](https://x.com/SciNatureNews/status/2105722664002437465)  


> **Visual Context:** A grayscale photograph of a diamond-shaped asteroid taken on UTC 2018-06-30 10:21, credited to JAXA, University of Tokyo, Kochi University, Rikkyo University, Nagoya University, ChibaTech, Meiji University, University of Aizu, and AIST.  

> 
> ": Scientists Just Found All 5 Genetic “Letters” of DNA and RNA on an Asteroid."


### Discussion #14 by @reflexesa22
> **Author:** [@reflexesa22](https://x.com/reflexesa22)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 125 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-01T17:08:24+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/reflexesa22/status/2105706409094525200](https://x.com/reflexesa22/status/2105706409094525200)  


> 
> "What's the theory behind this"


### Discussion #15 by @Cabygsg22
> **Author:** [@Cabygsg22](https://x.com/Cabygsg22)  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 2 comments · 87 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-01T17:06:51+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Cabygsg22/status/2105706016516047017](https://x.com/Cabygsg22/status/2105706016516047017)  


> **Visual Context:** A vibrant green and blue butterfly perched on a green leaf.  

> 
> "“Liquid Changes Its Color: Because the blue hue relies on air gaps between microscopic chitin scales, pouring a drop of clear liquid like isopropyl alcohol onto the wing fills those air pockets, altering the refractive index and temporarily turning the wing a dull green before it"


### Discussion #16 by @TeslaTechGroup
> **Author:** [@TeslaTechGroup](https://x.com/TeslaTechGroup)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 35 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-01T17:05:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/TeslaTechGroup/status/2105705551573446934](https://x.com/TeslaTechGroup/status/2105705551573446934)  


> 
> "Flight 14 nearly got canceled MID-FLIGHT after an engine died, then SpaceX engineers reversed the call in minutes and reached orbit anyway. How is this real?"


### Discussion #17 by @soulonefonix
> **Author:** [@soulonefonix](https://x.com/soulonefonix)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 27 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-01T17:00:01+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/soulonefonix/status/2105704297715429632](https://x.com/soulonefonix/status/2105704297715429632)  


> 
> "HOLDNAPTÁR – 2026. október 2., péntek | Mi marad a könnyed mondatok mögött? | fogyó domború Hold | Ikrek → Rák

Az október 2-i Holdnaptárban a fogyó domború Hold az Ikrekből a Rákba fordul. A nap a könnyed kommunikációtól az érzelmi mélységig vezet, miközben a légzés, a bőr"


### Discussion #18 by @MarleteApareci5
> **Author:** [@MarleteApareci5](https://x.com/MarleteApareci5)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 2 comments · 24 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-01T17:50:33+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/MarleteApareci5/status/2105717013536469125](https://x.com/MarleteApareci5/status/2105717013536469125)  


> 
> "“When science and mystery meet, even the impossible seems to come to life. ”

Made on 
@grok
."