# Science Social Trends & Public Discussions — 2026-10-05 17:20 UTC

> **Category:** Science  
> **Status:** Trending Up  
> **Timestamp:** 2026-10-05 17:20 UTC (2026-10-05T17:20:00Z)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-05-17-20/non_crypto/science  
> **Overview Brief:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-05-17-20/non_crypto.md  

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## 10-Minute Category Volume & Sentiment
- **Total Posts:** 16
- **Total Impressions:** 9.6K
- **Bullish / Positive:** 3
- **Bearish / Negative:** 0
- **Neutral:** 13

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## Engagement Analysis
Total Engagement - Comments: 6, Retweets: 20, Likes: 182, Impressions: 9649


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## Cited Discussions & Public Evidence


### Discussion #1 by @tropicalupdate
> **Author:** [@tropicalupdate](https://x.com/tropicalupdate)  
> **Metrics:** 88 likes · 13 retweets · 2 comments · 5.7K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T16:43:55+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/tropicalupdate/status/2107149798222795204](https://x.com/tropicalupdate/status/2107149798222795204)  


> 
> "Monday NOON satellite on 
weathernerds.org. Tropical system starting to brew it appears. Slow movement expected a couple days before a general turn NE likely. Watching things close. 
spaghettimodels.com"


### Discussion #2 by @reddit
> **Author:** [@reddit](https://x.com/reddit)  
> **Metrics:** 6 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 600 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T07:09:06.507000+00:00  



> 
> "Planarian regeneration simulation

Suggested"


### Discussion #3 by @Truthful_ast
> **Author:** [@Truthful_ast](https://x.com/Truthful_ast)  
> **Metrics:** 27 likes · 4 retweets · 0 comments · 553 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T16:59:25+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Truthful_ast/status/2107153697251938351](https://x.com/Truthful_ast/status/2107153697251938351)  


> 
> "In case you missed it, here’s my manned Starship Mars video!!!"


### Discussion #4 by @SAIRfoundation
> **Author:** [@SAIRfoundation](https://x.com/SAIRfoundation)  
> **Metrics:** 7 likes · 1 retweets · 1 comments · 466 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T15:44:12+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/SAIRfoundation/status/2107134768941080964](https://x.com/SAIRfoundation/status/2107134768941080964)  


> 
> "Terence Tao, Barry Barish, Yu Deng, Alissa Park, Mohammed Abouzaid, Prabhakar Raghavan, 
@DrPatrick
, and more. One day on AI x Math and Science at UCLA.

Oct 16.

Join Us:"


### Discussion #5 by @psychicceej
> **Author:** [@psychicceej](https://x.com/psychicceej)  
> **Metrics:** 20 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 330 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T16:54:21+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/psychicceej/status/2107152423072535004](https://x.com/psychicceej/status/2107152423072535004)  


> 
> "second t shot successful"


### Discussion #6 by @BigBlueGoonie
> **Author:** [@BigBlueGoonie](https://x.com/BigBlueGoonie)  
> **Metrics:** 6 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 315 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T17:04:29+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/BigBlueGoonie/status/2107154973045707145](https://x.com/BigBlueGoonie/status/2107154973045707145)  


> **Visual Context:** Image 8: A screenshot of a social media feed on X.com showing a post by 'Buffy (@BufTrading)' that reads, 'keenum gets a bonus for the start man not that deep just ben being a good dude', dated 10/5/26.  

> 
> "Willinger et al. (Cognitive Processing, 2017) found the people who best understood dark-humor cartoons also scored highest on verbal and nonverbal IQ"


### Discussion #7 by @MandyLSimard
> **Author:** [@MandyLSimard](https://x.com/MandyLSimard)  
> **Metrics:** 11 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 224 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T17:05:55+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/MandyLSimard/status/2107155333864882296](https://x.com/MandyLSimard/status/2107155333864882296)  


> 
> "Little things I’ve found in nature recently."


### Discussion #8 by @CosmosEuropa
> **Author:** [@CosmosEuropa](https://x.com/CosmosEuropa)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 220 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T16:52:07+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/CosmosEuropa/status/2107151862784999538](https://x.com/CosmosEuropa/status/2107151862784999538)  


> 
> "For a century, engineers believed a smooth leading edge was the way to go. Then nature showed them otherwise.

The bumps on a humpback whale’s flippers, called tubercles, can delay stall and help maintain lift at higher angles of attack.

Sometimes, the best engineering ideas are"


### Discussion #9 by @Wxandgardenguy
> **Author:** [@Wxandgardenguy](https://x.com/Wxandgardenguy)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 209 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T15:18:18+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Wxandgardenguy/status/2107128250560327796](https://x.com/Wxandgardenguy/status/2107128250560327796)  


> 
> "We have a breezy afternoon on the way with gusts potentially reaching 30mph on a NW flow. The sky will remain partly sunny with the high temperature near 60 for most areas near #ROC. Patchy frost may develop later tonight, esp. south of the Thruway."


### Discussion #10 by @CosmosEuropa
> **Author:** [@CosmosEuropa](https://x.com/CosmosEuropa)  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 206 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T16:49:23+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/CosmosEuropa/status/2107151175099552079](https://x.com/CosmosEuropa/status/2107151175099552079)  


> 
> "A clever mechanical setup using a transmission shaft, crank, slider, and guide rod to create perfectly synchronized three-axis motion."


### Discussion #11 by @Paralelo19_MX
> **Author:** [@Paralelo19_MX](https://x.com/Paralelo19_MX)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 156 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T15:40:36+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Paralelo19_MX/status/2107133865382838491](https://x.com/Paralelo19_MX/status/2107133865382838491)  


> 
> "El Popocatépetl exhala una fumarola esta mañana, mientras luce cubierto de nieve. Así se observa el volcán desde Puebla. #Puebla #Popocatépetl #Volcán"


### Discussion #12 by @AGORACOM
> **Author:** [@AGORACOM](https://x.com/AGORACOM)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 150 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T16:07:48+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/AGORACOM/status/2107140708834447508](https://x.com/AGORACOM/status/2107140708834447508)  


> 
> "The race to develop the next generation of energy is underway — and American Fusion is building its own approach.

Issued on behalf of 
@FusionAMFN
 $AMFN

American Fusion Inc. (OTCQB: AMFN) is advancing the proprietary Texatron™ Fusion Engine™, a pulsed fusion platform being"


### Discussion #13 by @tsenguunkino
> **Author:** [@tsenguunkino](https://x.com/tsenguunkino)  
> **Metrics:** 4 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 147 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T15:01:34+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/tsenguunkino/status/2107124042709045442](https://x.com/tsenguunkino/status/2107124042709045442)  


> 
> "Импати бол мэдрэмж, симпати бол сэтгэл гэж доктор Молор Эрдэнэ бичсэн байсан."


### Discussion #14 by @postcaster
> **Author:** [@postcaster](https://x.com/postcaster)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 126 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T16:58:07+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/postcaster/status/2107153372747075855](https://x.com/postcaster/status/2107153372747075855)  


> **Visual Context:** A golden sculpture or skeleton model of a Triceratops dinosaur displayed against a neutral gray background, showing the detailed skeletal structure with its characteristic frill and horns.  

> 
> "Artist Amy Karle used Smithsonian’s 3D scan of a fossilized Triceratops skeleton to explore the past, present, and future of evolution. Created with the Smithsonian’s Museum of Natural History and Digitization Program Office, the nine sculptures examine how technology could go"


### Discussion #15 by @AsgardiaSpace
> **Author:** [@AsgardiaSpace](https://x.com/AsgardiaSpace)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 121 views  

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


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/AsgardiaSpace/status/2107153845289992455](https://x.com/AsgardiaSpace/status/2107153845289992455)  


> 
> "Two spiral galaxies are beginning a very slow collision. 

NGC 4567 and NGC 4568 in the Virgo Cluster still keep their spiral shapes, but their disks are already touching, triggering new star formation where they overlap.
One day, they’ll become a single galaxy.

#Space"


### Discussion #16 by @reddit
> **Author:** [@reddit](https://x.com/reddit)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 100 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T17:26:44.928000+00:00  



> 
> "[OC] The world's deadliest animals, ranked by estimated annual human deaths"