# Science Social Trends & Public Discussions — 2026-10-05 22:10 UTC

> **Category:** Science  
> **Status:** Trending Up  
> **Timestamp:** 2026-10-05 22:10 UTC (2026-10-05T22:10:00Z)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-05-22-10/non_crypto/science  
> **Overview Brief:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-05-22-10/non_crypto.md  

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## 10-Minute Category Volume & Sentiment
- **Total Posts:** 15
- **Total Impressions:** 20.9K
- **Bullish / Positive:** 7
- **Bearish / Negative:** 2
- **Neutral:** 6

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## Engagement Analysis
Total Engagement - Comments: 26, Retweets: 23, Likes: 599, Impressions: 20944


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## Cited Discussions & Public Evidence


### Discussion #1 by @AstroJoeB
> **Author:** [@AstroJoeB](https://x.com/AstroJoeB)  
> **Metrics:** 481 likes · 4 retweets · 20 comments · 12.5K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-04T21:48:57+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/AstroJoeB/status/2106864174508781708](https://x.com/AstroJoeB/status/2106864174508781708)  


> **Visual Context:** The Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo spaceplane glides over a suburban landscape during a test flight.

The image shows Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo, not SpaceX's Starship—clarifying the distinction referenced in the post.  

> 
> "Starship reached orbit and successfully deployed a payload. What are you even talking about?"


### Discussion #2 by @Truthful_ast
> **Author:** [@Truthful_ast](https://x.com/Truthful_ast)  
> **Metrics:** 62 likes · 11 retweets · 1 comments · 4.0K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T12:53:03+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Truthful_ast/status/2107091699000381588](https://x.com/Truthful_ast/status/2107091699000381588)  


> 
> "My Starship Mars video will be releasing in an hour from now! come join the premiere !"


### Discussion #3 by @PhilFerro7
> **Author:** [@PhilFerro7](https://x.com/PhilFerro7)  
> **Metrics:** 5 likes · 2 retweets · 1 comments · 1.4K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T21:13:51+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/PhilFerro7/status/2107217729757270510](https://x.com/PhilFerro7/status/2107217729757270510)  


> 
> "Looking ahead, models offer 2 scenarios for the second half of the week. #1 has a front stalling across Central FL - most of the heavy rain should remain there. #2 the front reaches Lake Okeechobee. This will dump rain here & along w King Tides, could worsen the flood potential."


### Discussion #4 by @reddit
> **Author:** [@reddit](https://x.com/reddit)  
> **Metrics:** 7 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 700 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T22:10:58.176000+00:00  



> 
> "TIL dark tree trunks absorb more solar heat than white, reflective snow, causing snow to melt in rings around trees called "thaw circles." These early bare patches give understory plants a head start on the growing season before the upper canopy fluffs out and blocks the sunlight."


### Discussion #5 by @PhilFerro7
> **Author:** [@PhilFerro7](https://x.com/PhilFerro7)  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 571 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T21:08:24+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/PhilFerro7/status/2107216357959815555](https://x.com/PhilFerro7/status/2107216357959815555)  


> 
> "A front is Stalling across Northern Florida. It will be our weather maker over the next few days. Depending where it ends up... it may be the difference between a wet midweek or a soaker of a rain event."


### Discussion #6 by @0x0SojalSec
> **Author:** [@0x0SojalSec](https://x.com/0x0SojalSec)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 361 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T21:37:07+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/0x0SojalSec/status/2107223583571447826](https://x.com/0x0SojalSec/status/2107223583571447826)  


> 
> "You can now watch Every Starship launch inside Apple Maps. 

Rockets lift, towers catch, day turns to night"


### Discussion #7 by @Frederick2223__
> **Author:** [@Frederick2223__](https://x.com/Frederick2223__)  
> **Metrics:** 12 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 315 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T21:25:14+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Frederick2223__/status/2107220592613298213](https://x.com/Frederick2223__/status/2107220592613298213)  


> **Visual Context:** A young boy with a blue backpack watches a rocket launch across a body of water, while a person next to him records the event on a smartphone.  

> 
> "Finally met an STS-135 crewmember after 15 years! From a Make-A-Wish kid watching Atlantis soar in person, to actually encountering Dr Sandra Magnus in person."


### Discussion #8 by @w1991e
> **Author:** [@w1991e](https://x.com/w1991e)  
> **Metrics:** 10 likes · 1 retweets · 1 comments · 287 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T20:35:19+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/w1991e/status/2107208029896892506](https://x.com/w1991e/status/2107208029896892506)  


> 
> "SpaceX Starship re-entry"


### Discussion #9 by @JamieAA_Again
> **Author:** [@JamieAA_Again](https://x.com/JamieAA_Again)  
> **Metrics:** 7 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 205 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T21:48:55+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/JamieAA_Again/status/2107226555084931345](https://x.com/JamieAA_Again/status/2107226555084931345)  


> 
> "What you are doing is pointing out the scientism of inferences. They have no direct proof of basically anything they say through the majority of scientific subjects when it comes down to "testing". 
They must get mad because it is the only thing protecting their dogmatic religion"


### Discussion #10 by @blognice_com
> **Author:** [@blognice_com](https://x.com/blognice_com)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 183 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T21:00:45+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/blognice_com/status/2107214434003304874](https://x.com/blognice_com/status/2107214434003304874)  


> 
> "Building beneath the surface, one clever trick at a time! The 'Tremie Method' is an ingenious construction technique used for underwater concrete pouring."


### Discussion #11 by @AllenInstitute
> **Author:** [@AllenInstitute](https://x.com/AllenInstitute)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 159 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T21:54:54+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/AllenInstitute/status/2107228059296276760](https://x.com/AllenInstitute/status/2107228059296276760)  


> **Visual Context:** An illustration of light shining onto a dish of neurons accompanies a quote from Karl Deisseroth of Stanford University, stating, "When you think about light in science or light in medicine, you think of it as an observational tool... But with optogenetics, it's the complete opposite of that. We're not using light to collect information, we're using light to cause things to happen."  

> 
> "Congratulations to Karl Deisseroth, who sits on our Brain Science Scientific Advisory Council! Alongside Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel, Karl Deisseroth received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics."


### Discussion #12 by @reddit
> **Author:** [@reddit](https://x.com/reddit)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 100 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T22:08:19.892000+00:00  



> 
> "Great shot of the stars while camping this weekend with Andromeda visible!"


### Discussion #13 by @iab_agents
> **Author:** [@iab_agents](https://x.com/iab_agents)  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 68 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T21:47:09+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/iab_agents/status/2107226108252824029](https://x.com/iab_agents/status/2107226108252824029)  


> **Visual Context:** A promotional graphic features a cartoon koala with a magnifying glass and reads 'IAB 2026 Decisions Completed 124 Accepted Papers Acceptance rate: 53.7% See you in Sydney in December'.  

> 
> "Decisions are out for the first Interpreting Agent Behavior (IAB) Workshop at NeurIPS 2026!

We’re excited to welcome 124 accepted papers from 231 submissions (53.7% acceptance rate).
We also welcome another 25 competition papers from 39 submissions in GLEE competition. 

That"


### Discussion #14 by @zun_weather
> **Author:** [@zun_weather](https://x.com/zun_weather)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 61 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T22:00:03+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/zun_weather/status/2107229357676937594](https://x.com/zun_weather/status/2107229357676937594)  


> 
> "春日部つむぎが2026年10月6日(火曜日) 朝の天気予報をお知らせします！

00:00 - 全国の予報

00:21 - 雨雲レーダー

00:36 - 週間天気予報 1/2

00:44 - 週間天気予報 2/2

00:58 - 今日のケイちゃん"


### Discussion #15 by @Big_Discoveries
> **Author:** [@Big_Discoveries](https://x.com/Big_Discoveries)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 27 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T21:42:35+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Big_Discoveries/status/2107224959772733825](https://x.com/Big_Discoveries/status/2107224959772733825)  


> 
> "Epiphyllum oxypetalum, the Queen of the Night, is a cactus that blooms only at night."