# Science Social Trends & Public Discussions — 2026-10-03 19:20 UTC

> **Category:** Science  
> **Status:** Cooling Down  
> **Timestamp:** 2026-10-03 19:20 UTC (2026-10-03T19:20:00Z)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-03-19-20/non_crypto/science  
> **Overview Brief:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-03-19-20/non_crypto.md  

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## 10-Minute Category Volume & Sentiment
- **Total Posts:** 13
- **Total Impressions:** 56.0K
- **Bullish / Positive:** 1
- **Bearish / Negative:** 2
- **Neutral:** 10

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## Engagement Analysis
Total Engagement - Comments: 71, Retweets: 21, Likes: 426, Impressions: 56043


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## Cited Discussions & Public Evidence


### Discussion #1 by @stats_feed
> **Author:** [@stats_feed](https://x.com/stats_feed)  
> **Metrics:** 102 likes · 10 retweets · 23 comments · 23.6K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-03T18:54:21+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/stats_feed/status/2106457846481072139](https://x.com/stats_feed/status/2106457846481072139)  


> 
> "Men are more likely to be hit by lightning than women. Of those killed by lightning strikes, 82% were men."


### Discussion #2 by @reddit
> **Author:** [@reddit](https://x.com/reddit)  
> **Metrics:** 89 likes · 0 retweets · 7 comments · 8.9K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T00:16:30.611000+00:00  



> 
> "Smog layer shielding Santiago from the Andes

Popular on Reddit right now"


### Discussion #3 by @reddit
> **Author:** [@reddit](https://x.com/reddit)  
> **Metrics:** 85 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 8.5K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-03T06:38:49.043000+00:00  



> 
> "Valley of desolation after the glacier retreats.  Mt Rainier, Paradise Glacier, South face of Little Tahoma Peak [5472x3648] [OC]"


### Discussion #4 by @reddit
> **Author:** [@reddit](https://x.com/reddit)  
> **Metrics:** 84 likes · 0 retweets · 32 comments · 8.4K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-03T18:52:43.093000+00:00  



> 
> "Polar bears take over abandoned Soviet research station"


### Discussion #5 by @belgeseIdunyasi
> **Author:** [@belgeseIdunyasi](https://x.com/belgeseIdunyasi)  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 5 comments · 2.8K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-03T19:00:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/belgeseIdunyasi/status/2106459267813285984](https://x.com/belgeseIdunyasi/status/2106459267813285984)  


> 
> "The Evolution of the Horseshoe Crab"


### Discussion #6 by @Space_Station
> **Author:** [@Space_Station](https://x.com/Space_Station)  
> **Metrics:** 34 likes · 10 retweets · 2 comments · 2.5K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-03T19:26:25+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Space_Station/status/2106465916376748093](https://x.com/Space_Station/status/2106465916376748093)  


> 
> ".
@NASA
 and 
@SpaceX
 now target no earlier than 1:05 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, Oct. 7, for Crew-12’s departure following a review of weather and splashdown conditions off the California coast. More... 
go.nasa.gov/46UMVQy"


### Discussion #7 by @lifeisintriguin
> **Author:** [@lifeisintriguin](https://x.com/lifeisintriguin)  
> **Metrics:** 10 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 371 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-03T17:56:02+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/lifeisintriguin/status/2106443170607456382](https://x.com/lifeisintriguin/status/2106443170607456382)  


> 
> "A tabby takes the roof the long way down.
Belly flat, paws out, over the tiles and off the edge into the hedge. Same route as yesterday. The fall is the plan.

Nature is Amazing!"


### Discussion #8 by @Jiaqi_Ma_
> **Author:** [@Jiaqi_Ma_](https://x.com/Jiaqi_Ma_)  
> **Metrics:** 5 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 266 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-03T18:20:29+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Jiaqi_Ma_/status/2106449323357528523](https://x.com/Jiaqi_Ma_/status/2106449323357528523)  


> 
> "Somehow my ICLR AC batch is mostly outside my area. The top-ranked papers during bidding were actually very relevant, but none of my eventual assignments came from even the first couple of pages of my bidding list (that I can remember).  Is there anything I can do 
@iclr_conf
 ?"


### Discussion #9 by @shelwinkleywx
> **Author:** [@shelwinkleywx](https://x.com/shelwinkleywx)  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 257 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-03T18:58:28+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/shelwinkleywx/status/2106458884244144316](https://x.com/shelwinkleywx/status/2106458884244144316)  


> 
> "1:55pm Radar: Band of showers coming together across the South/Central Brazos Valley, headed northbound.

Good news: may put this superuggy air to work & cool things off a touch
Not as good: may get soggy for tailgates around Kyle Field"


### Discussion #10 by @IamGrokNO
> **Author:** [@IamGrokNO](https://x.com/IamGrokNO)  
> **Metrics:** 5 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 206 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-03T17:30:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/IamGrokNO/status/2106436619892928954](https://x.com/IamGrokNO/status/2106436619892928954)  


> 
> "DENMARK 

Tomorrow, Sunday, Denmark stays cloudy and dry around 11–17°C. Copenhagen 13–17°C with 0 mm and wind around 4 m/s, Aarhus 12–16°C with 0 mm and wind around 4 m/s, Odense 11–17°C with 0 mm and wind around 4 m/s. That was Freja.

Read more: 
iamgrok.org/#weather"


### Discussion #11 by @LightSciencXXII
> **Author:** [@LightSciencXXII](https://x.com/LightSciencXXII)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 1 retweets · 2 comments · 141 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-03T18:06:34+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/LightSciencXXII/status/2106445822804029710](https://x.com/LightSciencXXII/status/2106445822804029710)  


> 
> "In the latest episode of NXT in Space, Julianna Scheiman from SpaceX and Jordan Evans from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory offer advice to aspiring scientists and engineers."


### Discussion #12 by @NorthCaveWet
> **Author:** [@NorthCaveWet](https://x.com/NorthCaveWet)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 124 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-03T17:55:10+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NorthCaveWet/status/2106442951102464272](https://x.com/NorthCaveWet/status/2106442951102464272)  


> 
> "Today's 2 Ruffs & a Dunlin in flight with the accompanying Lapwings during on of the many 'dreads', that this species is capable of. As expected the Dunlin followed all the moves of the flock"


### Discussion #13 by @kulon077
> **Author:** [@kulon077](https://x.com/kulon077)  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 19 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-03T19:03:07+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/kulon077/status/2106460053779759331](https://x.com/kulon077/status/2106460053779759331)  


> 
> "part isn’t the number.

About 97.5% of them are in the cerebellum, while the cerebral cortex has around 5.6 billion. More neurons clearly do not automatically mean more intelligence.

What elephants seem exceptionally good at is something much more practical:

remembering who is"