# Science Social Trends & Public Discussions — 2026-10-05 22:40 UTC

> **Category:** Science  
> **Status:** Trending Up  
> **Timestamp:** 2026-10-05 22:40 UTC (2026-10-05T22:40:00Z)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-05-22-40/non_crypto/science  
> **Overview Brief:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-05-22-40/non_crypto.md  

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## 10-Minute Category Volume & Sentiment
- **Total Posts:** 32
- **Total Impressions:** 266.9K
- **Bullish / Positive:** 9
- **Bearish / Negative:** 2
- **Neutral:** 21

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## Engagement Analysis
Total Engagement - Comments: 224, Retweets: 120, Likes: 3422, Impressions: 266939


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## Cited Discussions & Public Evidence


### Discussion #1 by @reddit
> **Author:** [@reddit](https://x.com/reddit)  
> **Metrics:** 981 likes · 9 retweets · 36 comments · 98.1K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-29T11:27:07.806000+00:00  



> 
> "Rogue black holes could wander the cosmos sharing the histories of their home galaxies"


### Discussion #2 by @junansmile
> **Author:** [@junansmile](https://x.com/junansmile)  
> **Metrics:** 1.5K likes · 63 retweets · 22 comments · 77.5K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T11:15:28+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/junansmile/status/2107067141702734235](https://x.com/junansmile/status/2107067141702734235)  


> 
> "Is no one concerned that its still 20°c in October? Like why am i still able to leave the house without a jacket of any kind? Why has it been like this since March?"


### Discussion #3 by @reddit
> **Author:** [@reddit](https://x.com/reddit)  
> **Metrics:** 707 likes · 7 retweets · 137 comments · 70.7K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T22:04:43.470000+00:00  



> 
> "[Request] Did it really take two engineers? …. just kidding, does this work as well as an expensive purifier?

Popular on Reddit right now"


### Discussion #4 by @reddit
> **Author:** [@reddit](https://x.com/reddit)  
> **Metrics:** 71 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 7.1K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-29T04:46:16.714000+00:00  



> 
> "NASA Highlights Lessons Learned From Swift Boost Mission - NASA Science"


### Discussion #5 by @reddit
> **Author:** [@reddit](https://x.com/reddit)  
> **Metrics:** 30 likes · 0 retweets · 17 comments · 3.0K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T19:22:44.500000+00:00  



> 
> "Alternative reasons why Africa's megafauna survived (long read)

Popular on Reddit right now"


### Discussion #6 by @olhardigital
> **Author:** [@olhardigital](https://x.com/olhardigital)  
> **Metrics:** 16 likes · 2 retweets · 1 comments · 2.5K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T20:31:40+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/olhardigital/status/2107207113475051634](https://x.com/olhardigital/status/2107207113475051634)  


> 
> "A test tube breaks in a lab in Russia and triggers an alert. But how do these places prevent leaks? Understand:

#OlharDigital #Vírus"


### Discussion #7 by @TMainolfiWESH
> **Author:** [@TMainolfiWESH](https://x.com/TMainolfiWESH)  
> **Metrics:** 7 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 967 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T21:16:20+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/TMainolfiWESH/status/2107218356067561613](https://x.com/TMainolfiWESH/status/2107218356067561613)  


> 
> "Our latest #Graf model is definitely wanting to develop #Invest92L into #Isaias like the #GFS model. Our other models aren't as aggressive with development. Our spaghetti models will start coming out shortly and will be a huge help figuring this one out. #weshwx"


### Discussion #8 by @iflscience1
> **Author:** [@iflscience1](https://x.com/iflscience1)  
> **Metrics:** 20 likes · 12 retweets · 0 comments · 714 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T21:57:17+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/iflscience1/status/2107228659799163368](https://x.com/iflscience1/status/2107228659799163368)  


> 
> "IN: NASA has mapped the entire ocean floor using gravity data obtained from space"


### Discussion #9 by @californiapost
> **Author:** [@californiapost](https://x.com/californiapost)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 2 retweets · 2 comments · 607 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T22:29:29+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/californiapost/status/2107236764897218835](https://x.com/californiapost/status/2107236764897218835)  


> 
> "Incredible moment dolphins launch themselves 10 feet into the air off California coast 
trib.al/Dfs1us5"


### Discussion #10 by @Sausius_wx
> **Author:** [@Sausius_wx](https://x.com/Sausius_wx)  
> **Metrics:** 18 likes · 3 retweets · 1 comments · 587 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T21:04:51+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Sausius_wx/status/2107215462169776524](https://x.com/Sausius_wx/status/2107215462169776524)  


> 
> "Nolo is no longer a hurricane but that is only cuz she crossed the dateline and is now a typhoon. She remains healthy for now. The current intensity estimate from JTWC is 105 kts but this may be a tad baerish since the large eye is now near 20°C, I'd personally go with 110 kts."


### Discussion #11 by @IAMOdon
> **Author:** [@IAMOdon](https://x.com/IAMOdon)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 487 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T22:30:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/IAMOdon/status/2107236893641277652](https://x.com/IAMOdon/status/2107236893641277652)  


> 
> "your brain decides what counts as your body.

stroke a fake hand at the same time as someone's real hidden hand, and within minutes most people start to feel the fake one is theirs.

threaten it and they flinch for a hand that was never theirs.
x.com/Rainmaker1973/
…"


### Discussion #12 by @KevinKaichuang
> **Author:** [@KevinKaichuang](https://x.com/KevinKaichuang)  
> **Metrics:** 6 likes · 2 retweets · 1 comments · 473 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T21:42:53+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/KevinKaichuang/status/2107225034217652613](https://x.com/KevinKaichuang/status/2107225034217652613)  


> **Visual Context:** A scientific figure detailing the 'AlphaProtein Novo' enzyme design process, featuring panels showing a diffusion model pipeline, chemical reactions, enzyme structures (GDM_NT_121 and GDM_DEHP_0376), and bar charts of hit rates and turnovers.  

> 
> "Combine a chemical knowledge, generative modeling, and structure prediction into a pipeline that can design enzymes for new-to-nature chemistry. 
@ZvxyWu
 @alexechu_
 @kelly_ruijie
 @ZiqiLi0513
 @rob_fergus
 @francesarnold
 @pushmeet
 @jueseph"


### Discussion #13 by @NFT_Chen
> **Author:** [@NFT_Chen](https://x.com/NFT_Chen)  
> **Metrics:** 12 likes · 4 retweets · 5 comments · 464 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T22:22:42+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NFT_Chen/status/2107235056234512822](https://x.com/NFT_Chen/status/2107235056234512822)  


> **Visual Context:** A screenshot of a VALS blog post in Chinese titled '两种室温反铁磁半导体候选材料' (Two candidate materials for room-temperature antiferromagnetic semiconductors), discussing next-generation computer memory storage candidates discovered by a team led by Oleg O. Shpyrko.  

> 
> "Impressive! Over 90 Opus 5.5 instances spent 3 days digging up materials that had been searched for for decades!

Scientists have always wanted a type of magnet: where magnetic properties cancel each other out, with almost no stray magnetic fields, but electrons still separate"


### Discussion #14 by @astronomytodayy
> **Author:** [@astronomytodayy](https://x.com/astronomytodayy)  
> **Metrics:** 13 likes · 3 retweets · 0 comments · 454 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T21:00:01+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/astronomytodayy/status/2107214248145539408](https://x.com/astronomytodayy/status/2107214248145539408)  


> 
> "I pointed my telescope at a dying star for 30 hours to capture this: a detailed look at the expanding planetary nebula.   A similar fate awaits our sun.  This is January’s image in my 2027 Cosmic calendar, now available for preorder: 
cosmicbackground.io/products/2027-"


### Discussion #15 by @miniapeur
> **Author:** [@miniapeur](https://x.com/miniapeur)  
> **Metrics:** 5 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 446 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T21:49:13+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/miniapeur/status/2107226628845949331](https://x.com/miniapeur/status/2107226628845949331)  


> 
> "I think the main problem is awarding these prizes for specific discoveries rather than lifetime achievements. By focusing on individual discoveries, you inevitably exclude researchers whose contributions were essential."


### Discussion #16 by @kasayan77
> **Author:** [@kasayan77](https://x.com/kasayan77)  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 409 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T22:27:34+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/kasayan77/status/2107236278882402638](https://x.com/kasayan77/status/2107236278882402638)  


> 
> "Windyをそのままアニメにしたんじゃ他人のふんどし・・・なので・・・

今日（6日）11時発表の週間予報作成用の専門天気図に、台風をブロックする上空の太平洋高気圧、台風を東進加速させる偏西風強風帯、台風をキャッチする上空の気圧の谷（南側蛇行域）等を落書き。
Windyと若干違うけど参考まで。"


### Discussion #17 by @MousaAlharbi130
> **Author:** [@MousaAlharbi130](https://x.com/MousaAlharbi130)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 352 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T20:58:32+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/MousaAlharbi130/status/2107213873090634100](https://x.com/MousaAlharbi130/status/2107213873090634100)  


> 
> "توقعات الأمطار  (تراكميا)⛆ خلال  ثلاثة أيام القادمة باذن الله تعالى"


### Discussion #18 by @JoelSercel
> **Author:** [@JoelSercel](https://x.com/JoelSercel)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 348 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T21:12:07+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/JoelSercel/status/2107217294527197557](https://x.com/JoelSercel/status/2107217294527197557)  


> 
> "Sorry, I follow the literature on human Neanderthal DNA just for fun because it is cool to think about - about half of what she says on this is subject is wrong.  For example, she says we "all have Neanderthal DNA.  This is false.  For example, there is a huge, well defined group"


### Discussion #19 by @_cosmicearth
> **Author:** [@_cosmicearth](https://x.com/_cosmicearth)  
> **Metrics:** 5 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 341 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T22:19:43+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/_cosmicearth/status/2107234305739276563](https://x.com/_cosmicearth/status/2107234305739276563)  


> 
> "This came from #Space"


### Discussion #20 by @TMainolfiWESH
> **Author:** [@TMainolfiWESH](https://x.com/TMainolfiWESH)  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 278 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T22:23:18+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/TMainolfiWESH/status/2107235207774605578](https://x.com/TMainolfiWESH/status/2107235207774605578)  


> 
> "A wet work week while we watch for #Gulf development! Stay with #weshwx for updates. 10.5.2026"


### Discussion #21 by @_cosmicearth
> **Author:** [@_cosmicearth](https://x.com/_cosmicearth)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 236 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T22:18:16+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/_cosmicearth/status/2107233940558004448](https://x.com/_cosmicearth/status/2107233940558004448)  


> 
> "Hubble saw a star exploded before its eyes"


### Discussion #22 by @nature_YA
> **Author:** [@nature_YA](https://x.com/nature_YA)  
> **Metrics:** 7 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 178 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T21:05:53+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/nature_YA/status/2107215722694975573](https://x.com/nature_YA/status/2107215722694975573)  


> 
> "19℃、北の風2m/s"


### Discussion #23 by @NatureAstronomy
> **Author:** [@NatureAstronomy](https://x.com/NatureAstronomy)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 175 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T22:17:09+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NatureAstronomy/status/2107233658801434690](https://x.com/NatureAstronomy/status/2107233658801434690)  


> 
> "Stable mass transfer from a substellar object onto an M dwarf dlvr.it/TVnffL"


### Discussion #24 by @uncertainsys
> **Author:** [@uncertainsys](https://x.com/uncertainsys)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 130 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T20:42:25+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/uncertainsys/status/2107209819354775879](https://x.com/uncertainsys/status/2107209819354775879)  


> 
> "Studying the Free Energy Principle - Part 11"


### Discussion #25 by @_cosmicearth
> **Author:** [@_cosmicearth](https://x.com/_cosmicearth)  
> **Metrics:** 7 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 124 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T22:33:02+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/_cosmicearth/status/2107237654765170721](https://x.com/_cosmicearth/status/2107237654765170721)  


> 
> "A nighttime view of the Martian surface, taken from nearly 140 million miles away."


### Discussion #26 by @_cosmicearth
> **Author:** [@_cosmicearth](https://x.com/_cosmicearth)  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 1 retweets · 1 comments · 110 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T22:21:34+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/_cosmicearth/status/2107234771499888960](https://x.com/_cosmicearth/status/2107234771499888960)  


> 
> "These sounds were recorded from 30 trillion km away, of 'Pillars of Creation' Nebula by NASA."


### Discussion #27 by @LeeLeepenkman
> **Author:** [@LeeLeepenkman](https://x.com/LeeLeepenkman)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 59 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T22:05:09+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/LeeLeepenkman/status/2107230639720460730](https://x.com/LeeLeepenkman/status/2107230639720460730)  


> 
> "CQ4OE: A benchmark for assessing LLM-assisted ontology generation from competency questions
papers.app.nz/view/paper?id=
…"


### Discussion #28 by @QuarksQuasarsX
> **Author:** [@QuarksQuasarsX](https://x.com/QuarksQuasarsX)  
> **Metrics:** 4 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 56 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T21:55:47+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/QuarksQuasarsX/status/2107228280466423952](https://x.com/QuarksQuasarsX/status/2107228280466423952)  


> 
> "THIS STORM WAS MOVING FAST.

Intense lightning, powerful winds, and a storm system rapidly pushing east into the night. I barely managed to stay ahead of it long enough to capture the scene. 

Nature doesn’t need special effects — it creates them itself."


### Discussion #29 by @azarnadrar78
> **Author:** [@azarnadrar78](https://x.com/azarnadrar78)  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 47 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T21:39:47+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/azarnadrar78/status/2107224253909102729](https://x.com/azarnadrar78/status/2107224253909102729)  


> **Visual Context:** An informational poster about 'Cape Chamomile (Eriocephalus punctulatus DC.)', a South African endemic plant, detailing its habitat, traditional knowledge, medicinal uses, botanical identity, and conservation status (Least Concern).  

> 
> "Eriocephalus punctulatus, une endémique d’Afrique du Sud . Ses fleurs donnent une huile essentielle d’un bleu étonnant , recherchée en parfumerie. Traditionnellement, la plante était aussi fumigée lors de maladies ou après un décès.#Botanique #Endémisme #Parfumerie"


### Discussion #30 by @G8rgrrlCheryl
> **Author:** [@G8rgrrlCheryl](https://x.com/G8rgrrlCheryl)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 33 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T22:01:36+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/G8rgrrlCheryl/status/2107229745515843755](https://x.com/G8rgrrlCheryl/status/2107229745515843755)  


> 
> "Cat people are happier? I think it might partly be because we spend more time watching funny cat videos. And getting head bumps."


### Discussion #31 by @daisytobey
> **Author:** [@daisytobey](https://x.com/daisytobey)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 11 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T21:08:09+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/daisytobey/status/2107216295611822225](https://x.com/daisytobey/status/2107216295611822225)  


> 
> "Absolutely true. Nothing more beautiful than Mother Nature. We need to protect her because we do not have a planet B"


### Discussion #32 by @hikaru_daily
> **Author:** [@hikaru_daily](https://x.com/hikaru_daily)  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 1 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T22:40:05+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/hikaru_daily/status/2107239431816298776](https://x.com/hikaru_daily/status/2107239431816298776)  


> 
> "光遺伝学研究の米独３氏にノーベル生理学・医学賞。照射した神経細胞を操作する技術で、脳機能の解明や治療法開発に貢献が期待されます。この技術が今後どのように発展していくと思いますか？"