# Science Social Trends & Public Discussions — 2026-10-08 03:20 UTC > **Category:** Science > **Status:** Cooling Down > **Timestamp:** 2026-10-08 03:20 UTC (2026-10-08T03:20:00Z) > **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-08-03-20/non_crypto/science > **Overview Brief:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-08-03-20/non_crypto.md --- ## 10-Minute Category Volume & Sentiment - **Total Posts:** 13 - **Total Impressions:** 36.5K - **Bullish / Positive:** 2 - **Bearish / Negative:** 4 - **Neutral:** 7 --- ## Engagement Analysis Total Engagement - Comments: 38, Retweets: 162, Likes: 694, Impressions: 36467 --- ## Cited Discussions & Public Evidence ### Discussion #1 by @NobelPrize > **Author:** [@NobelPrize](https://x.com/NobelPrize) > **Metrics:** 549 likes · 127 retweets · 24 comments · 23.4K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-07T18:32:02+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NobelPrize/status/2107901781577490922](https://x.com/NobelPrize/status/2107901781577490922) > > "Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry today, bringing the total number of chemistry laureates to 200. At 95 years old, Kagan is the second-oldest chemistry laureate in history, after John Goodenough, who was 97 when he received the prize in 2019." ### Discussion #2 by @NWS > **Author:** [@NWS](https://x.com/NWS) > **Metrics:** 70 likes · 29 retweets · 2 comments · 7.6K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T03:08:38+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NWS/status/2108031790791160011](https://x.com/NWS/status/2108031790791160011) > > "Isaias is expected to strengthen and be a strong hurricane when it approaches the northern Gulf Coast on Friday. A life-threatening storm surge is expected along a portion of the northern Gulf Coast, and a Storm Surge Warning is now in effect from the Mouth of the Mississippi" ### Discussion #3 by @amazing_physics > **Author:** [@amazing_physics](https://x.com/amazing_physics) > **Metrics:** 8 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 1.2K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T03:10:02+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/amazing_physics/status/2108032139279118336](https://x.com/amazing_physics/status/2108032139279118336) > > "Scientists Can Control Neurons Using Light Imagine switching specific brain cells on or off using flashes of light. Scientists can do something remarkably close to this with a technique called optogenetics. Researchers genetically modify selected neurons so they produce" ### Discussion #4 by @matthew_d_green > **Author:** [@matthew_d_green](https://x.com/matthew_d_green) > **Metrics:** 17 likes · 2 retweets · 1 comments · 1.2K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T03:15:36+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/matthew_d_green/status/2108033542869389582](https://x.com/matthew_d_green/status/2108033542869389582) > > "For the record, I don’t know if there are any new cryptanalytic results coming out of the major labs. If there are, I hope they’d be cautious about disclosure. I do know they have cryptanalysts. They’re not uninterested." ### Discussion #5 by @PC_WeatherBoy > **Author:** [@PC_WeatherBoy](https://x.com/PC_WeatherBoy) > **Metrics:** 9 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 895 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T02:33:22+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/PC_WeatherBoy/status/2108022914742427759](https://x.com/PC_WeatherBoy/status/2108022914742427759) > > "NWS wind gust forecast along the current track of TS Isaias up to, including and after landfall. While the weather may be out of the way for the AL vs UGA game…winds will be whipping!!!!" ### Discussion #6 by @Reesebytheriver > **Author:** [@Reesebytheriver](https://x.com/Reesebytheriver) > **Metrics:** 20 likes · 2 retweets · 5 comments · 606 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-07T16:38:36+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Reesebytheriver/status/2107873234381111685](https://x.com/Reesebytheriver/status/2107873234381111685) > > "Austin fun fact: Decades ago, somebody’s parrots escaped and then multiplied out in the wild. Now they’re an institution in our local ecosystem. They have an uneasy truce with the grackles. I saw this fella run one off from a fallen tree nut. I continue to monitor the situation." ### Discussion #7 by @The_Pons > **Author:** [@The_Pons](https://x.com/The_Pons) > **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 2 comments · 508 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T03:11:54+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/The_Pons/status/2108032610337276054](https://x.com/The_Pons/status/2108032610337276054) > > "I am not nearly smart enough to know why these problems were not solved before. Regardless, I bet I know what is not far away. Philosophical statements packaged as miraculous physics discoveries." ### Discussion #8 by @OnceNoticiasTV > **Author:** [@OnceNoticiasTV](https://x.com/OnceNoticiasTV) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 367 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T03:01:14+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/OnceNoticiasTV/status/2108029925873930508](https://x.com/OnceNoticiasTV/status/2108029925873930508) > > "#PuntoDeReferencia: Pronostica SMN lluvias, vientos y oleaje fuertes por tormentas tropicales Isaias, Simón y huracán Rachel." ### Discussion #9 by @ChristIsComing5 > **Author:** [@ChristIsComing5](https://x.com/ChristIsComing5) > **Metrics:** 7 likes · 0 retweets · 2 comments · 283 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T02:26:35+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ChristIsComing5/status/2108021207199105313](https://x.com/ChristIsComing5/status/2108021207199105313) > > "The Siamese fighting fish, also known as the betta fish, is a popular, colorful freshwater aquarium pet native to Southeast Asia. Male bettas are intensely territorial and will fight other males, sometimes to the death, meaning they must be housed solo or in carefully planned" ### Discussion #10 by @blendino > **Author:** [@blendino](https://x.com/blendino) > **Metrics:** 6 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 210 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T02:43:33+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/blendino/status/2108025477797654616](https://x.com/blendino/status/2108025477797654616) > > "Superintelligence-humanity barbell The human side is underrated" ### Discussion #11 by @RadioPakistan > **Author:** [@RadioPakistan](https://x.com/RadioPakistan) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 154 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T02:25:56+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/RadioPakistan/status/2108021044783251902](https://x.com/RadioPakistan/status/2108021044783251902) > > "Dry #weather is expected in most parts of country during next twelve hours @pmdgov #RadioPakistan #news radio.gov.pk/08-10-2026/pmd …" ### Discussion #12 by @auxwit > **Author:** [@auxwit](https://x.com/auxwit) > **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 95 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T02:03:45+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/auxwit/status/2108015459895558294](https://x.com/auxwit/status/2108015459895558294) > > "` The Woman Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions Has Died Margaret Hamilton, the first female programmer hired to work on the space project at M.I.T., was 90" ### Discussion #13 by @raminaol9ykas > **Author:** [@raminaol9ykas](https://x.com/raminaol9ykas) > **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 1 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T03:27:05+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/raminaol9ykas/status/2108036433696965022](https://x.com/raminaol9ykas/status/2108036433696965022) > > "Kagan getting his due at 95 finally settles one of the biggest oversights in asymmetric catalysis"