# Science Social Trends & Public Discussions — 2026-10-06 19:40 UTC > **Category:** Science > **Status:** Trending Up > **Timestamp:** 2026-10-06 19:40 UTC (2026-10-06T19:40:00Z) > **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-06-19-40/non_crypto/science > **Overview Brief:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-06-19-40/non_crypto.md --- ## 10-Minute Category Volume & Sentiment - **Total Posts:** 23 - **Total Impressions:** 9.8K - **Bullish / Positive:** 7 - **Bearish / Negative:** 3 - **Neutral:** 13 --- ## Engagement Analysis Total Engagement - Comments: 29, Retweets: 19, Likes: 154, Impressions: 9815 --- ## Cited Discussions & Public Evidence ### Discussion #1 by @ChrisMartzWX > **Author:** [@ChrisMartzWX](https://x.com/ChrisMartzWX) > **Metrics:** 41 likes · 3 retweets · 5 comments · 2.0K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-06T19:23:08+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ChrisMartzWX/status/2107552253955506243](https://x.com/ChrisMartzWX/status/2107552253955506243) > > "Invest 92L in the Gulf of Buc-ee’s is expected to develop into a postpartum depression within the next 48 hours. The NHC places odds at 90%. Thunderstorms are becoming organized. I think we get another tropical storm outta this, but no hurricane. Look for a Gulf Coast landfall" ### Discussion #2 by @MinamPeru > **Author:** [@MinamPeru](https://x.com/MinamPeru) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 1.3K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-05T19:41:04+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/MinamPeru/status/2107194381455204503](https://x.com/MinamPeru/status/2107194381455204503) > > "Will it rain today? Will it be cold or hot? Don't guess the weather! The MINAM and @Senamhiperu make their new Observatory available to you. Discover everything you can check in one place: Interactive Map: Check the temperature and forecast in your city. Weather" ### Discussion #3 by @olhardigital > **Author:** [@olhardigital](https://x.com/olhardigital) > **Metrics:** 3 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 1.0K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-06T18:58:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/olhardigital/status/2107545927821271161](https://x.com/olhardigital/status/2107545927821271161) > > "Three solar explosions were aimed at Earth in 24 hours – experts monitor possible effects on the planet in the coming days. #OlharDigital #ExplosãoSolar" ### Discussion #4 by @Babygravy9 > **Author:** [@Babygravy9](https://x.com/Babygravy9) > **Metrics:** 39 likes · 6 retweets · 5 comments · 1.0K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-06T19:39:26+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Babygravy9/status/2107556356891062656](https://x.com/Babygravy9/status/2107556356891062656) > > "This is a reminder that more than 95% of the plastic in the world’s seas and oceans comes from ten rivers in Africa and Asia. “Environmentalists” say nothing about this because “environmentalism” isn’t about the environment, in case you hadn’t noticed." ### Discussion #5 by @FFT1776 > **Author:** [@FFT1776](https://x.com/FFT1776) > **Metrics:** 6 likes · 0 retweets · 12 comments · 777 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-06T19:16:20+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/FFT1776/status/2107550542738477220](https://x.com/FFT1776/status/2107550542738477220) > > "Mention living on the moon and somebody will tell you we never even landed there. I believe we went. But … I know some of you are about to give me an earful. So let’s hear it! Did America land on the moon in 1969?" ### Discussion #6 by @rebeccaperrotto > **Author:** [@rebeccaperrotto](https://x.com/rebeccaperrotto) > **Metrics:** 9 likes · 0 retweets · 2 comments · 617 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-06T18:53:51+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/rebeccaperrotto/status/2107544884404199833](https://x.com/rebeccaperrotto/status/2107544884404199833) > **Visual Context:** Five NASA astronauts in blue flight suits walk together on a tarmac in front of fighter jets under a clear blue sky. > > "Jared’s out there inspiring the next generation. This is the NASA we all grew up wanting to be part of." ### Discussion #7 by @TheEpicVault > **Author:** [@TheEpicVault](https://x.com/TheEpicVault) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 429 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-06T19:17:39+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/TheEpicVault/status/2107550874532814868](https://x.com/TheEpicVault/status/2107550874532814868) > > "Mentos and soda might be the best science lesson you can sneak into family game night. Each candy carries millions of tiny pits, giving dissolved carbon dioxide ready spots to form bubbles, so the gas escapes all at once. Diet sodas erupt higher than regular ones, possibly" ### Discussion #8 by @wxbrandon9 > **Author:** [@wxbrandon9](https://x.com/wxbrandon9) > **Metrics:** 5 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 412 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-06T19:05:27+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/wxbrandon9/status/2107547804843270301](https://x.com/wxbrandon9/status/2107547804843270301) > > "Isaias is really brewing in the southern Gulf. Becoming more organized this afternoon and will likely become a tropical system later today or tonight. A lot of uncertainty on how strong this storm will get, but it will bring tropical moisture to the Carolinas late this weeeknd." ### Discussion #9 by @BasileTerv987 > **Author:** [@BasileTerv987](https://x.com/BasileTerv987) > **Metrics:** 16 likes · 1 retweets · 4 comments · 320 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-06T19:18:51+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/BasileTerv987/status/2107551177718284773](https://x.com/BasileTerv987/status/2107551177718284773) > > "Hierarchical world models, learned end-to-end from pixels! Excited to introduce H-JEPA: stacked JEPAs, each level in its own embedding space, planning top-down. Visual AntMaze: 3 levels lift success from 18% to 73% w/ @kevinghstz , Michael Rabbat, @ylecun , @randall_balestr" ### Discussion #10 by @PJ_Aribo > **Author:** [@PJ_Aribo](https://x.com/PJ_Aribo) > **Metrics:** 5 likes · 4 retweets · 1 comments · 316 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-06T18:04:56+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/PJ_Aribo/status/2107532574113370474](https://x.com/PJ_Aribo/status/2107532574113370474) > **Visual Context:** An informational sign titled 'ALPACA' featuring a close-up photo of an alpaca's face and text explaining alpacas come from South America and are domesticated from wild species called the Vicuna. > > "Those communal dung piles are one of the tidier habits in the animal world. By sticking to one spot, alpacas keep parasites and waste out of the rest of the pasture, which is why the ground in the clip looks so clean except for that one patch. The spit is mostly herd politics" ### Discussion #11 by @News12 > **Author:** [@News12](https://x.com/News12) > **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 245 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-06T18:13:45+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/News12/status/2107534792044495342](https://x.com/News12/status/2107534792044495342) > > "SPACE ACADEMY: Stewart International Airport is being promoted as a potential home for a new national space academy because of its runway and undeveloped land. - bit.ly/3Vsj1kc" ### Discussion #12 by @sarahwiegreffe > **Author:** [@sarahwiegreffe](https://x.com/sarahwiegreffe) > **Metrics:** 8 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 227 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-06T19:10:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/sarahwiegreffe/status/2107548950450368746](https://x.com/sarahwiegreffe/status/2107548950450368746) > **Visual Context:** An academic poster titled 'Are Latent Reasoning Models Easily Interpretable?' by Connor Dilgren and Sarah Wiegreffe from the University of Maryland, presenting research findings with various charts and diagrams. > > "Connor ( @ConnorDilgren ) will be presenting this work at @COLM_conf tomorrow (Wed) in poster session 4, 4:30-6:30pm PT, Grand Ballroom #136. Come by to learn how to make sense of vocabulary projections from (latent) CoT reasoning models! colm.cc/virtual/2026/p …" ### Discussion #13 by @PrincessDeixa > **Author:** [@PrincessDeixa](https://x.com/PrincessDeixa) > **Metrics:** 5 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 189 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-06T18:14:02+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/PrincessDeixa/status/2107534862743933110](https://x.com/PrincessDeixa/status/2107534862743933110) > **Visual Context:** The exterior of the Infinity Science Center building with signage reading 'Host to the NASA Stennis Visitor Center' and the NASA logo, photographed on a partly cloudy day. > > "Aaand as a finale, the location signs, my fave part of our rockets (), and an obligatory selfie - in both infrared & visible light because I'm and like that! Now to publish the whole shebang on Flickr..." ### Discussion #14 by @J_D_Sarfati3 > **Author:** [@J_D_Sarfati3](https://x.com/J_D_Sarfati3) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 170 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-06T19:43:40+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/J_D_Sarfati3/status/2107557423665873319](https://x.com/J_D_Sarfati3/status/2107557423665873319) > > "But it was particularly bad that the latest program ignorantly claimed that the biblical box shape was unstable. Exactly the opposite was true. It could stand up to 500'-high waves, as shown by computer simulations and scale modelling." ### Discussion #15 by @CIGIonline > **Author:** [@CIGIonline](https://x.com/CIGIonline) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 153 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-06T17:55:12+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/CIGIonline/status/2107530124727857400](https://x.com/CIGIonline/status/2107530124727857400) > > "From GPS to lunar bases, the infrastructure being built in space will shape power on Earth for generations. Read @JessicaWestPhD 's 'Artemis II and the Next Phase of Space: What We’re Really Building':" ### Discussion #16 by @airandspace > **Author:** [@airandspace](https://x.com/airandspace) > **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 130 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-06T19:43:29+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/airandspace/status/2107557373858423047](https://x.com/airandspace/status/2107557373858423047) > > "The first discovery of a planet orbiting a Sun-like star, not in our own solar system, was announced on #TDIH in 1995. The groundbreaking discovery launched a new era in the search for exoplanets. Learn more about finding them: s.si.edu/4AWoK20" ### Discussion #17 by @OptometryToday > **Author:** [@OptometryToday](https://x.com/OptometryToday) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 109 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-06T18:10:15+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/OptometryToday/status/2107533912192737392](https://x.com/OptometryToday/status/2107533912192737392) > **Visual Context:** A close-up endoscopic-style image shows surgical forceps holding a round drop of dark red liquid against a textured reddish-pink tissue background. > > "Congratulations to the winners of the @HS_UK 2026 annual slit lamp imaging competition. This year’s competition received 311 entries from 25 countries. Read more about the winners → ow.ly/aHOo50ZV3A1" ### Discussion #18 by @screenpulse01 > **Author:** [@screenpulse01](https://x.com/screenpulse01) > **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 96 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-06T19:32:39+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/screenpulse01/status/2107554647888290038](https://x.com/screenpulse01/status/2107554647888290038) > > "Terrifying truth about prehistoric Earth." ### Discussion #19 by @JNJInnovation > **Author:** [@JNJInnovation](https://x.com/JNJInnovation) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 70 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-06T19:18:02+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/JNJInnovation/status/2107550969705726193](https://x.com/JNJInnovation/status/2107550969705726193) > > "Join us at the Bay Area Science Festival, where we'll be helping future scientists connect with STEM professionals through 1:1 mentoring sessions. We're excited to help inspire the next generation of innovators, problem-solvers, and healthcare pioneers. jji.jnj/4hIz3in" ### Discussion #20 by @Airport2Park > **Author:** [@Airport2Park](https://x.com/Airport2Park) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 67 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-06T17:56:50+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Airport2Park/status/2107530535455359339](https://x.com/Airport2Park/status/2107530535455359339) > > "SEVERE HEAT WAVES from Santa Monica Airport 192+ acres of mostly asphalt runways and hardscape create an urban #HeatIsland effect that significantly RAISES surrounding surface and air temperatures compared to natural green spaces of our future Great Park! #LAheat #LAHeatWave" ### Discussion #21 by @POSTACDMX > **Author:** [@POSTACDMX](https://x.com/POSTACDMX) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 60 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-06T18:40:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/POSTACDMX/status/2107541398186610913](https://x.com/POSTACDMX/status/2107541398186610913) > > "¡Impresionante! Así luce desde las alturas el cráter del Pico de Orizaba, también conocido como #Citlaltépetl Las impresionantes imágenes compartidas por SPACE 7 permiten observar de cerca la majestuosidad del volcán más alto de México : Especial" ### Discussion #22 by @FashListings > **Author:** [@FashListings](https://x.com/FashListings) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 38 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-06T17:46:08+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/FashListings/status/2107527842569285909](https://x.com/FashListings/status/2107527842569285909) > > "#shortstories Too Human: He wanted realism. He got revolution. AIs don't just learn - they change - and they turn. 15minutefiction.com/too-human-1" ### Discussion #23 by @NewLeaf_Sym > **Author:** [@NewLeaf_Sym](https://x.com/NewLeaf_Sym) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 20 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-06T19:00:38+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NewLeaf_Sym/status/2107546591603163188](https://x.com/NewLeaf_Sym/status/2107546591603163188) > > "Tar Spot: Since 2015, aggressively destroying corn yields and without knowing the impact ... until the combine rolls through your field. What if you can mitigate Tar Spot pressure at planting and even minimize costly rescue applications? TS601 biofungicide can be your first line"