# Science Social Trends & Public Discussions — 2026-10-05 13:30 UTC > **Category:** Science > **Status:** Trending Up > **Timestamp:** 2026-10-05 13:30 UTC (2026-10-05T13:30:00Z) > **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-05-13-30/non_crypto/science > **Overview Brief:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-05-13-30/non_crypto.md --- ## 10-Minute Category Volume & Sentiment - **Total Posts:** 20 - **Total Impressions:** 121.7K - **Bullish / Positive:** 8 - **Bearish / Negative:** 1 - **Neutral:** 11 --- ## Engagement Analysis Total Engagement - Comments: 128, Retweets: 294, Likes: 2041, Impressions: 121718 --- ## Cited Discussions & Public Evidence ### Discussion #1 by @reddit > **Author:** [@reddit](https://x.com/reddit) > **Metrics:** 636 likes · 6 retweets · 26 comments · 63.6K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-05T09:13:39.124000+00:00 > > "This is what Stockholm’s telephone network looked like in the 1890s — around 5,000 phone lines connected through one giant tower. Popular on Reddit right now" ### Discussion #2 by @Stanford > **Author:** [@Stanford](https://x.com/Stanford) > **Metrics:** 1.2K likes · 205 retweets · 22 comments · 26.6K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-05T10:39:15+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Stanford/status/2107058028323500328](https://x.com/Stanford/status/2107058028323500328) > > "Congratulations to Karl Deisseroth, winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. The @StanfordMed & @StanfordEng professor of bioengineering and of psychiatry and behavioral sciences is a pioneering developer of optogenetics, a technique that uses light to control" ### Discussion #3 by @AJEnglish > **Author:** [@AJEnglish](https://x.com/AJEnglish) > **Metrics:** 9 likes · 6 retweets · 4 comments · 21.0K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-05T13:15:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/AJEnglish/status/2107097222768640246](https://x.com/AJEnglish/status/2107097222768640246) > > "By the Karman line measure, at least 746 people from 52 countries have travelled to space. Some hold dual nationality, and some flew for countries that no longer exist, such as the Soviet Union. : aje.news/s8kai7" ### Discussion #4 by @CultureStacked > **Author:** [@CultureStacked](https://x.com/CultureStacked) > **Metrics:** 32 likes · 24 retweets · 0 comments · 3.3K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-05T12:49:37+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/CultureStacked/status/2107090836471021617](https://x.com/CultureStacked/status/2107090836471021617) > > "This maple in South Korea has been putting on the same autumn show for 210 years and it still hasn't missed." ### Discussion #5 by @fOx1257067 > **Author:** [@fOx1257067](https://x.com/fOx1257067) > **Metrics:** 46 likes · 49 retweets · 6 comments · 2.2K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-05T10:25:03+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/fOx1257067/status/2107054452985257994](https://x.com/fOx1257067/status/2107054452985257994) > > "This sounds like something out of science fiction. What these three scientists helped create was a way to control specific brain cells with light. Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel discovered light-sensitive proteins in algae. Karl Deisseroth helped turn that discovery into" ### Discussion #6 by @reddit > **Author:** [@reddit](https://x.com/reddit) > **Metrics:** 9 likes · 0 retweets · 2 comments · 900 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-05T13:32:33.542000+00:00 > > "The Greater Blue-Eared Starling. The stunning iridescent plumage isn't just color - it's a high-tech light-reflecting structure! Paired with those fiery orange eyes, it's one of nature's most vibrant masterpieces" ### Discussion #7 by @Alpenweerman > **Author:** [@Alpenweerman](https://x.com/Alpenweerman) > **Metrics:** 13 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 779 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-05T12:32:57+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Alpenweerman/status/2107086638580920769](https://x.com/Alpenweerman/status/2107086638580920769) > > "Alps - Cold Front Brings First Autumn Winter Sting After a temporary Foehn phase, an active cold front will deliver a first wintry plague blast to the Alps on Thursday. With the influx of colder polar air masses, the #VG will drop Thursday from 3200 meters to 1800 to 1600 meters." ### Discussion #8 by @surfranchvibes > **Author:** [@surfranchvibes](https://x.com/surfranchvibes) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 5 comments · 710 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-05T12:05:32+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/surfranchvibes/status/2107079740192624798](https://x.com/surfranchvibes/status/2107079740192624798) > **Visual Context:** An aerial view of pedestrians walking down a city street, their long silhouettes stretching across the pavement. > > "From a physics standpoint is this photo representing shadows, accurate?" ### Discussion #9 by @RedCollie1 > **Author:** [@RedCollie1](https://x.com/RedCollie1) > **Metrics:** 10 likes · 1 retweets · 1 comments · 513 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-05T12:30:12+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/RedCollie1/status/2107085947951263976](https://x.com/RedCollie1/status/2107085947951263976) > > "Slide 1 shows a famous crop picture from 2005, which accurately predicted the outburst of comet 17P Holmes in 2007. Slide 2 shows a base-16 computer code with two dates reading 13-10-7 and 14-5-11, in the context of a Mayan (Venus) Calendar Round (also drawn in crops 2005). It" ### Discussion #10 by @I_S2KU07 > **Author:** [@I_S2KU07](https://x.com/I_S2KU07) > **Metrics:** 19 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 404 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-05T12:30:06+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/I_S2KU07/status/2107085923829911608](https://x.com/I_S2KU07/status/2107085923829911608) > > "The Historic First Flight of Kungdeng-i" ### Discussion #11 by @FlatEarth_TW > **Author:** [@FlatEarth_TW](https://x.com/FlatEarth_TW) > **Metrics:** 8 likes · 1 retweets · 2 comments · 397 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-05T12:41:48+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/FlatEarth_TW/status/2107088868340387900](https://x.com/FlatEarth_TW/status/2107088868340387900) > > "フラットアース お前たちが必死に信じている『球体の地球』の正体は、おもちゃ屋の子供コーナーにふさわしい、ただのフィクションさ。 これ以上ない完璧な商品名： おいおい、見ろよこのおもちゃ売り場の棚を。 『ファンタジー・グローブ・ボール：3ドル99セント』だってさ。" ### Discussion #12 by @NCWeatherhound > **Author:** [@NCWeatherhound](https://x.com/NCWeatherhound) > **Metrics:** 5 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 307 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-05T12:01:34+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NCWeatherhound/status/2107078741302399339](https://x.com/NCWeatherhound/status/2107078741302399339) > > "It was 66 degrees in FAY at 7 p.m. It was 65 at 7 a.m. Clouds kept the temperature from moving overnight. In fact, from 9 p.m. Saturday until 8 a.m. Monday, temperatures have moved a total of 3 degrees. We should finally break loose today, with highs near 75." ### Discussion #13 by @reddit > **Author:** [@reddit](https://x.com/reddit) > **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 56 comments · 300 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-03T17:08:01.407000+00:00 > > "[Question] On average, whats the closest planet to earth?" ### Discussion #14 by @_cosmicearth > **Author:** [@_cosmicearth](https://x.com/_cosmicearth) > **Metrics:** 7 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 238 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-05T13:05:26+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/_cosmicearth/status/2107094813548187861](https://x.com/_cosmicearth/status/2107094813548187861) > > "Extremely rare solar halo captured during sunrise." ### Discussion #15 by @reddit > **Author:** [@reddit](https://x.com/reddit) > **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 2 comments · 200 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-05T13:28:05.463000+00:00 > > "[OC] Simulated window view from the ISS, following its real trajectory" ### Discussion #16 by @starlustorg > **Author:** [@starlustorg](https://x.com/starlustorg) > **Metrics:** 3 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 151 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-05T11:38:38+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/starlustorg/status/2107072970804092954](https://x.com/starlustorg/status/2107072970804092954) > > "After Starship’s first orbital flight, Flight 15 could bring another major test. Elon Musk said SpaceX could attempt to catch the Starship upper stage, while the mission will test whether it can repeat its orbital operations after Flight 14’s engine issue. Video Credit: SpaceX" ### Discussion #17 by @mindat_ > **Author:** [@mindat_](https://x.com/mindat_) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 60 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-05T13:19:18+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/mindat_/status/2107098304949756140](https://x.com/mindat_/status/2107098304949756140) > > "Maraş depreminde de aynısı olmuştu İzmir depreminde de aynısı olmuştu bütün depremler de aynı oluyor bu fakat bunu anlamayan insanlar var sürekli bilimsel veriden bahsediyor pezevenk bilim adamı mısın da sen bilimsel veri istiyorsun it" ### Discussion #18 by @kelenthir > **Author:** [@kelenthir](https://x.com/kelenthir) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 48 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-05T12:43:15+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/kelenthir/status/2107089232321741180](https://x.com/kelenthir/status/2107089232321741180) > > "Starship SN41 said, "Fuck optimism and pessimism; I'm gonna make it to orbit."" ### Discussion #19 by @Shivkumarku38g > **Author:** [@Shivkumarku38g](https://x.com/Shivkumarku38g) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 33 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-05T12:41:46+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Shivkumarku38g/status/2107088857103823337](https://x.com/Shivkumarku38g/status/2107088857103823337) > > "हर जीव हमारे पृथ्वी का महत्वपूर्ण हिस्सा है,उन्हें नुकसान पहुंचाने वाले से बचाने की ज़रुरत है, ताकि हमारे पारिस्थितिकी तंत्र कोई नुकसान न पहुँचें......" ### Discussion #20 by @NWSOmaha > **Author:** [@NWSOmaha](https://x.com/NWSOmaha) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 0 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-05T13:36:44+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NWSOmaha/status/2107102691839053956](https://x.com/NWSOmaha/status/2107102691839053956) > > "Excellent news for those of us itching to cut the tags off our new hoodies: After 34 consecutive mornings of above-average temperatures, October has flipped the script!"