# Science Social Trends & Public Discussions — 2026-10-08 19:20 UTC

> **Category:** Science  
> **Status:** Trending Up  
> **Timestamp:** 2026-10-08 19:20 UTC (2026-10-08T19:20:00Z)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-08-19-20/non_crypto/science  
> **Overview Brief:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-08-19-20/non_crypto.md  

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## 10-Minute Category Volume & Sentiment
- **Total Posts:** 32
- **Total Impressions:** 1.25M
- **Bullish / Positive:** 10
- **Bearish / Negative:** 3
- **Neutral:** 19

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## Engagement Analysis
Total Engagement - Comments: 328, Retweets: 329, Likes: 11920, Impressions: 1254229


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## Cited Discussions & Public Evidence


### Discussion #1 by @reddit
> **Author:** [@reddit](https://x.com/reddit)  
> **Metrics:** 9.4K likes · 93 retweets · 90 comments · 939.3K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T15:21:00.166000+00:00  



> 
> "🔥 A puma mother and her cub walking through the snow in Patagonia"


### Discussion #2 by @TheWyteRabbit1
> **Author:** [@TheWyteRabbit1](https://x.com/TheWyteRabbit1)  
> **Metrics:** 1.1K likes · 79 retweets · 181 comments · 232.4K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-07T22:16:46+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/TheWyteRabbit1/status/2107958336968626458](https://x.com/TheWyteRabbit1/status/2107958336968626458)  


> 
> "If the sun is in space, why is there light on Earth but not in space?"


### Discussion #3 by @reddit
> **Author:** [@reddit](https://x.com/reddit)  
> **Metrics:** 458 likes · 4 retweets · 7 comments · 45.8K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T10:33:19.930000+00:00  



> 
> "Space Shuttle Columbia and the SCA at the Kennedy Space Center"


### Discussion #4 by @AMD
> **Author:** [@AMD](https://x.com/AMD)  
> **Metrics:** 389 likes · 31 retweets · 20 comments · 7.5K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T18:28:23+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/AMD/status/2108263252769554604](https://x.com/AMD/status/2108263252769554604)  


> **Visual Context:** AMD Chair and CEO Dr. Lisa Su is pictured smiling alongside the National Medal of Science medallion, with text announcing her recognition as the National Medal of Science 2026 recipient and the AMD logo displayed below.  

> 
> "Congratulations to our Chair and CEO Dr. 
@LisaSu
 on receiving the National Medal of Science, recognizing her remarkable contributions to semiconductor technology, high-performance computing and American innovation."


### Discussion #5 by @FicoGutierrez
> **Author:** [@FicoGutierrez](https://x.com/FicoGutierrez)  
> **Metrics:** 343 likes · 69 retweets · 0 comments · 5.9K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T16:25:57+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/FicoGutierrez/status/2108232439004889359](https://x.com/FicoGutierrez/status/2108232439004889359)  


> **Visual Context:** A crested eagle perches among lush green foliage in Medellín, its striking crest and piercing gaze illuminated against the dark forest backdrop. The image perfectly captures the rare sighting referenced in the post, showcasing the natural biodiversity that thrives amid the city's 650,000 trees.  

> 
> "Look at this beauty . We’ve spotted and registered the crested eagle again in Medellín. What a wonder to be able to see these species in our city. This reminds us of the natural wealth we have and the importance of continuing to care for it.

We have nearly 650,000 trees and"


### Discussion #6 by @Rainmaker1973
> **Author:** [@Rainmaker1973](https://x.com/Rainmaker1973)  
> **Metrics:** 17 likes · 1 retweets · 8 comments · 4.9K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T19:20:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Rainmaker1973/status/2108276240289268020](https://x.com/Rainmaker1973/status/2108276240289268020)  


> 
> "Australonuphis, commonly called Australian beach worms, can grow more than two meters in length. They are blind but have a very good sense of smell, and eat decaying meat, fish and seaweeds that have washed to shore

[ tightlinezfishing]"


### Discussion #7 by @viewsoff
> **Author:** [@viewsoff](https://x.com/viewsoff)  
> **Metrics:** 62 likes · 10 retweets · 3 comments · 2.8K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T19:11:43+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/viewsoff/status/2108274158127714503](https://x.com/viewsoff/status/2108274158127714503)  


> 
> "The Rock's Eye, Utah"


### Discussion #8 by @min_anko38
> **Author:** [@min_anko38](https://x.com/min_anko38)  
> **Metrics:** 56 likes · 12 retweets · 4 comments · 2.6K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T07:15:37+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/min_anko38/status/2108093945834283355](https://x.com/min_anko38/status/2108093945834283355)  


> **Visual Context:** This image is a diagram from Figure 22.13 depicting "the universe viewed as a self-excited circuit," where a small loop of U at the upper right grows in time (shown as the shaded curve extending into the lower left) to form an eye-like structure that imparts "tangible reality" through observer-participancy, connecting to the delayed-choice experiment.

The diagram visually reinforces the post's idea by reversing the usual order of observer and observed: rather than an "I" watching the world, the universe's own loop grows until it creates the conditions for observation, suggesting consciousness emerges from the universe's self-interacting circuit rather than existing as a separate observer.  

> 
> "Where does consciousness come from? Generally, we think that the entity called ‘I’ exists first, and that ‘I’ observes the world and experiences events. But perhaps the order is the opposite. Events occur first, and only then, as those events connect through sensations and"


### Discussion #9 by @reddit
> **Author:** [@reddit](https://x.com/reddit)  
> **Metrics:** 25 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 2.5K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-04T19:51:10.882000+00:00  



> 
> "[AI] Visions of Life in the Eco-Organic City: Living High in the Sky (16:9)"


### Discussion #10 by @ScienceNews
> **Author:** [@ScienceNews](https://x.com/ScienceNews)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 1 retweets · 1 comments · 2.3K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T19:00:24+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ScienceNews/status/2108271309545144420](https://x.com/ScienceNews/status/2108271309545144420)  


> 
> "In the opening pages of A Mother’s Brain, neuroscientist Susan Carmona cheerfully tells us, “here, we’ll hardly discuss babies at all.” Mothers are her protagonists."


### Discussion #11 by @CNET
> **Author:** [@CNET](https://x.com/CNET)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 1.8K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T18:59:09+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/CNET/status/2108270994456510915](https://x.com/CNET/status/2108270994456510915)  


> 
> "Skygazers can spot some spectacular sights, including one last good view of the Milky Way. 
cnet.com/science/space/
…"


### Discussion #12 by @olhardigital
> **Author:** [@olhardigital](https://x.com/olhardigital)  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 995 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T18:37:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/olhardigital/status/2108265419630915735](https://x.com/olhardigital/status/2108265419630915735)  


> 
> "Hurricane Isaias advances through the Gulf of Mexico toward the US and could reach the coast as a category 2 system.

#OlharDigital #Furacão"


### Discussion #13 by @elcomercio_peru
> **Author:** [@elcomercio_peru](https://x.com/elcomercio_peru)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 650 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T19:14:23+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/elcomercio_peru/status/2108274829484790122](https://x.com/elcomercio_peru/status/2108274829484790122)  


> 
> "NASA: the four astronauts of Crew 12 returned to Earth"


### Discussion #14 by @Jhonffonseca
> **Author:** [@Jhonffonseca](https://x.com/Jhonffonseca)  
> **Metrics:** 6 likes · 4 retweets · 1 comments · 596 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T19:04:51+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Jhonffonseca/status/2108272430867521733](https://x.com/Jhonffonseca/status/2108272430867521733)  


> 
> "Trump has just awarded Elon Musk the National Medal of Science—the highest scientific honor in the United States—and called him a modern Thomas Edison. Reusable rockets, electric cars on an industrial scale, and a bet that turned science fiction into industry."


### Discussion #15 by @wrzl
> **Author:** [@wrzl](https://x.com/wrzl)  
> **Metrics:** 10 likes · 4 retweets · 0 comments · 474 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T18:25:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/wrzl/status/2108262401376207270](https://x.com/wrzl/status/2108262401376207270)  


> 
> "Germany Builds LEGO Houses in Just 3 Days—No Nails, No Mortar"


### Discussion #16 by @World
> **Author:** [@World](https://x.com/World)  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 413 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T19:15:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/World/status/2108274982203568504](https://x.com/World/status/2108274982203568504)  


> 
> "TONIGHT: shooting stars.
The Draconid meteor shower peaks tonight— and this year the sky is almost completely moonless 
One word — are you watching?
YES or NO?  #Draconids #MeteorShower"


### Discussion #17 by @Livermore_Lab
> **Author:** [@Livermore_Lab](https://x.com/Livermore_Lab)  
> **Metrics:** 7 likes · 4 retweets · 0 comments · 383 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T17:26:02+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Livermore_Lab/status/2108247559617602026](https://x.com/Livermore_Lab/status/2108247559617602026)  


> **Visual Context:** A promotional graphic for the 'SIDNEY FERNBACH Postdoctoral Fellowship' reads 'EXPAND THE FRONTIERS OF COMPUTING WITH US! Apply Now!' next to a colorful, abstract visualization with two silhouetted figures pointing at it.  

> 
> "Advance your career in high performance scientific computing at LLNL! 

Apply for the Sidney Fernbach Postdoctoral Fellowship for the opportunity to work in a cutting-edge research environment with access to the Lab's world-class HPC environment. 
livermorelab.info/46ZRvxv"


### Discussion #18 by @KMGGaryde
> **Author:** [@KMGGaryde](https://x.com/KMGGaryde)  
> **Metrics:** 12 likes · 2 retweets · 2 comments · 368 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T18:25:25+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/KMGGaryde/status/2108262504124096759](https://x.com/KMGGaryde/status/2108262504124096759)  


> **Visual Context:** A portrait of Elon Musk in a dark suit, white shirt, and silver tie, with a small 'X' lapel pin, set against a backdrop of an abstract geometric pattern.  

> 
> "Congratulations, 
@elonmusk
 on receiving the National Medal of Science!

Well deserved!"


### Discussion #19 by @PrimerImpacto
> **Author:** [@PrimerImpacto](https://x.com/PrimerImpacto)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 338 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T17:30:52+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/PrimerImpacto/status/2108248776443883640](https://x.com/PrimerImpacto/status/2108248776443883640)  


> 
> "#LiveBlog | The arrival of this cyclone keeps several communities in the United States on alert, where meteorological authorities maintain surveillance and reinforce prevention measures."


### Discussion #20 by @jjhanna2
> **Author:** [@jjhanna2](https://x.com/jjhanna2)  
> **Metrics:** 6 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 258 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T18:04:39+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/jjhanna2/status/2108257277807579581](https://x.com/jjhanna2/status/2108257277807579581)  


> 
> "One of a kind. Thank goodness he uses his skills to move mankind forward and has a good moral compass."


### Discussion #21 by @Kimiidev
> **Author:** [@Kimiidev](https://x.com/Kimiidev)  
> **Metrics:** 8 likes · 5 retweets · 1 comments · 240 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T17:42:29+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Kimiidev/status/2108251700134068399](https://x.com/Kimiidev/status/2108251700134068399)  


> 
> "Everything you see in this video was made with code.

KERR-1500 — a 1,500-solar-mass Kerr black hole spinning at a* = 0.94.

An experiment in physics, graphics, and what happens when you get too close.

Made with GPT-6.1 Sol + Claude Opus 5.5. Audio by ElevenLabs.
(Sound on)"


### Discussion #22 by @Jackson_Dill
> **Author:** [@Jackson_Dill](https://x.com/Jackson_Dill)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 217 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T18:27:56+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Jackson_Dill/status/2108263140374741389](https://x.com/Jackson_Dill/status/2108263140374741389)  


> **Visual Context:** A weather map from Channel 7 showing 'DRIER WEEK' rainfall since Sunday across South Florida, with an indicator for 'ISOLATED 1"+ POCKETS'.  

> 
> "Compared to recent weeks, it's been slim pickings with rainfall for this last full week of rainy season"


### Discussion #23 by @MBRSpaceCentre
> **Author:** [@MBRSpaceCentre](https://x.com/MBRSpaceCentre)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 209 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T18:57:42+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/MBRSpaceCentre/status/2108270629355213005](https://x.com/MBRSpaceCentre/status/2108270629355213005)  


> 
> "What role does each MBRSC satellite play?"


### Discussion #24 by @JustinSunPrize
> **Author:** [@JustinSunPrize](https://x.com/JustinSunPrize)  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 1 retweets · 1 comments · 208 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T18:42:56+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/JustinSunPrize/status/2108266913822654813](https://x.com/JustinSunPrize/status/2108266913822654813)  


> 
> "What are the Erdős problems?  

Some of mathematics’ most challenging questions have remained unsolved for decades.

With the first #JustinSunPrize winners now announced, let’s explore the history behind these problems and why solving them matters."


### Discussion #25 by @Spockplanet
> **Author:** [@Spockplanet](https://x.com/Spockplanet)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 205 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T18:45:28+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Spockplanet/status/2108267548953194681](https://x.com/Spockplanet/status/2108267548953194681)  


> 
> "#Planet | Satélital visible para Venezuela  y Colombia  a las 1300 HLC / 1400 HLV del 08/10/2026: se observa nubosidad  y posibles lluvias  en el occidente, sureste, sur y centro-occidente de Venezuela  junto con el norte, oeste, sur y noreste de Colombia . OT 53 al"


### Discussion #26 by @RACRaymond
> **Author:** [@RACRaymond](https://x.com/RACRaymond)  
> **Metrics:** 5 likes · 0 retweets · 3 comments · 187 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T18:06:26+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/RACRaymond/status/2108257729781617118](https://x.com/RACRaymond/status/2108257729781617118)  


> **Visual Context:** Elon Musk and Donald Trump stand together in front of an American flag as Trump presents Musk with a gold medal in a dark case.  

> 
> "President Trump awarded Elon Musk the National Medal of Science today, America’s highest honor for scientists and engineers.

Trump called Musk a “national treasure.”

Congratulations 
@elonmusk
  

Mars is back on the table"


### Discussion #27 by @Moh_Biraqdar
> **Author:** [@Moh_Biraqdar](https://x.com/Moh_Biraqdar)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 178 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T18:31:06+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Moh_Biraqdar/status/2108263937380946088](https://x.com/Moh_Biraqdar/status/2108263937380946088)  


> 
> "ورقة نبات الإلوديا تحت المجهر 
.
وهو نبات مائي يعيش مغمورًا بالماء، ويُعد من النباتات الشائعة في دراسة البناء الضوئي؛ إذ تتميز أوراقه الرقيقة باحتوائها على عدد كبير من البلاستيدات الخضراء."


### Discussion #28 by @Absurd__World
> **Author:** [@Absurd__World](https://x.com/Absurd__World)  
> **Metrics:** 4 likes · 4 retweets · 4 comments · 177 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T19:00:56+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Absurd__World/status/2108271441120465320](https://x.com/Absurd__World/status/2108271441120465320)  


> 
> "Did you know? 
Many museum skeletons are cleaned and prepared with the help of tiny beetles."


### Discussion #29 by @PisuTebe
> **Author:** [@PisuTebe](https://x.com/PisuTebe)  
> **Metrics:** 6 likes · 1 retweets · 1 comments · 168 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T17:18:35+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/PisuTebe/status/2108245686722667005](https://x.com/PisuTebe/status/2108245686722667005)  


> 
> "Совы - моногамны.

Однажды выбрав себе в пару вторую половинку, они остаются с ней до конца своей жизни."


### Discussion #30 by @cbs_ke
> **Author:** [@cbs_ke](https://x.com/cbs_ke)  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 150 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T19:06:08+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/cbs_ke/status/2108272750880063988](https://x.com/cbs_ke/status/2108272750880063988)  


> 
> "KISUMU HIT BY SUDDEN STORM! Heavy downpour and powerful winds have swept through Kisumu CBD, catching residents and motorists off guard on Thursday afternoon."


### Discussion #31 by @climavision
> **Author:** [@climavision](https://x.com/climavision)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 114 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T19:11:09+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/climavision/status/2108274014418596079](https://x.com/climavision/status/2108274014418596079)  


> 
> "Hurricane #Isaias, upgraded Wednesday night, continues toward the north-central Gulf Coast for a Friday arrival. Beyond damaging wind gusts, the tornado threat deserves close attention.

Climavision’s HIRES model imagery highlights simulated radar reflectivity, low-level"


### Discussion #32 by @MattGontarekWX
> **Author:** [@MattGontarekWX](https://x.com/MattGontarekWX)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 100 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T17:59:48+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/MattGontarekWX/status/2108256056388223298](https://x.com/MattGontarekWX/status/2108256056388223298)  


> 
> "Happy Thursday!  We’re one day closer to the weekend, and that also means much cooler weather and shower chances are making their return to the forecast.
We’ll go from near 80° today to around 60° by Saturday."