# Science Social Trends & Public Discussions — 2026-10-08 21:10 UTC

> **Category:** Science  
> **Status:** Trending Up  
> **Timestamp:** 2026-10-08 21:10 UTC (2026-10-08T21:10:00Z)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-08-21-10/non_crypto/science  
> **Overview Brief:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-08-21-10/non_crypto.md  

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## 10-Minute Category Volume & Sentiment
- **Total Posts:** 16
- **Total Impressions:** 33.7K
- **Bullish / Positive:** 5
- **Bearish / Negative:** 2
- **Neutral:** 9

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## Engagement Analysis
Total Engagement - Comments: 32, Retweets: 35, Likes: 333, Impressions: 33737


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## Cited Discussions & Public Evidence


### Discussion #1 by @infoBMKG
> **Author:** [@infoBMKG](https://x.com/infoBMKG)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 10.8K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T20:58:34+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/infoBMKG/status/2108301045374058553](https://x.com/infoBMKG/status/2108301045374058553)  


> 
> "#Earthquake Info Earthquake Mag:3.0, 9-Oct-26 03:54:43 WIB, Loc: 4.45 S - 139.57 E (45 km North YAHUKIMO-PAPUAPGNGN), Depth: 10 km #BMKG
Disclaimer: This information prioritizes speed, so the data processing results are not yet stable and may change as data is completed"


### Discussion #2 by @washingtonpost
> **Author:** [@washingtonpost](https://x.com/washingtonpost)  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 7.8K views  

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


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/washingtonpost/status/2108301451147509995](https://x.com/washingtonpost/status/2108301451147509995)  


> 
> "Scientists have identified a new species of extinct crocodile called Herugavialis cairensis, which lived in present-day Egypt.

They studied a sample from around 50 million years ago, when much of what is now Northern Africa was underwater."


### Discussion #3 by @LisaSu
> **Author:** [@LisaSu](https://x.com/LisaSu)  
> **Metrics:** 269 likes · 27 retweets · 28 comments · 5.9K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T20:59:57+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/LisaSu/status/2108301394709184679](https://x.com/LisaSu/status/2108301394709184679)  


> 
> "It was an incredible honor to receive the National Medal of Science from 
@POTUS
 today.  

My parents came to America with big dreams and a deep belief in education and hard work. This country gave me the opportunity to pursue my passion for semiconductors and work with"


### Discussion #4 by @latestinspace
> **Author:** [@latestinspace](https://x.com/latestinspace)  
> **Metrics:** 26 likes · 4 retweets · 1 comments · 5.0K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T21:01:16+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/latestinspace/status/2108301724155040133](https://x.com/latestinspace/status/2108301724155040133)  


> 
> "The Draconid meteor shower peaks tonight around 9pm ET 

Best viewing is shortly after dark

Expect 5 to 10 meteors per hour"


### Discussion #5 by @bbgoriginals
> **Author:** [@bbgoriginals](https://x.com/bbgoriginals)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 1.4K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T21:03:34+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/bbgoriginals/status/2108302305774752096](https://x.com/bbgoriginals/status/2108302305774752096)  


> **Visual Context:** The image shows a vast solar power plant with a central tower topped by a Chinese flag, beneath the bold text "CHINA'S POWER PLAY" and a "bloomberg" (stylized "B") logo. It visually reinforces the caption's message about China's massive renewable energy expansion—depicting the scale of solar infrastructure being built to meet its net-zero goals, while hinting at the grid management challenges that come with such unprecedented capacity growth.  

> 
> "China is racing toward a target of net zero by 2060, all while adding more capacity than the world has ever seen. But now it has to figure out how to manage its grid because it has more power than it can use 
bloom.bg/4AXf6fo"


### Discussion #6 by @MurciaMet
> **Author:** [@MurciaMet](https://x.com/MurciaMet)  
> **Metrics:** 10 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 1.1K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T19:20:41+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/MurciaMet/status/2108276413925339317](https://x.com/MurciaMet/status/2108276413925339317)  


> 
> "No snow at 2536m from July to September for the first time in 90 years."


### Discussion #7 by @PAWeatherPlus
> **Author:** [@PAWeatherPlus](https://x.com/PAWeatherPlus)  
> **Metrics:** 5 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 471 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T20:39:23+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/PAWeatherPlus/status/2108296220976525637](https://x.com/PAWeatherPlus/status/2108296220976525637)  


> 
> "NEW UPDATE ON HURRICANE ISAIAS: Here is everything you need to know on this upcoming hurricane. This video goes into more detail on why I expected to weak upon landfall, but also looking at still significant impacts, including high winds, heavy rainfall and storm surge. If you"


### Discussion #8 by @RepMichaelCloud
> **Author:** [@RepMichaelCloud](https://x.com/RepMichaelCloud)  
> **Metrics:** 7 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 350 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T20:06:39+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/RepMichaelCloud/status/2108287983413801341](https://x.com/RepMichaelCloud/status/2108287983413801341)  


> 
> "Welcome home, Crew-12. Another successful 
@NASA
 - 
@SpaceX
 mission in the books."


### Discussion #9 by @RussellDengel
> **Author:** [@RussellDengel](https://x.com/RussellDengel)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 269 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T19:15:46+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/RussellDengel/status/2108275176978977145](https://x.com/RussellDengel/status/2108275176978977145)  


> 
> "View of the North Atlantic Tropical basin featuring Hurricane #Isaias today 10/08 #GOESEast #ABI GeoColor product with #NHC Tropical Storm overlay. See a hi-res version here-> 
re.ssec.wisc.edu/s/Y3rChG #RealEarth™ #UWSSEC #UWCIMSS 
@SSECRealEarth"


### Discussion #10 by @gregosuri
> **Author:** [@gregosuri](https://x.com/gregosuri)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 204 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T21:12:44+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/gregosuri/status/2108304612612784299](https://x.com/gregosuri/status/2108304612612784299)  


> 
> "Every person receiving the nation’s top scientific award is a foreign born immigrant"


### Discussion #11 by @reddit
> **Author:** [@reddit](https://x.com/reddit)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 200 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T21:06:33.819000+00:00  



> 
> "Brown county indiana geodes"


### Discussion #12 by @GRASPlab
> **Author:** [@GRASPlab](https://x.com/GRASPlab)  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 142 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T20:23:16+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/GRASPlab/status/2108292164161548593](https://x.com/GRASPlab/status/2108292164161548593)  


> **Visual Context:** A group photo at the Penn Engineering GRASP Laboratory showing several people behind a branded table, with two individuals in the center holding certificates.  

> 
> "The GRASP Lab is proud to announce the signing of a new Master Research Agreement with Singapore's Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA). This collaboration marks another major step forward for multi-robot systems!
Read more here: 
shorturl.at/fRxgI#GRASP #GRASPLab"


### Discussion #13 by @Earthbillonari
> **Author:** [@Earthbillonari](https://x.com/Earthbillonari)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 1 retweets · 1 comments · 75 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T19:28:49+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Earthbillonari/status/2108278458812146014](https://x.com/Earthbillonari/status/2108278458812146014)  


> **Visual Context:** A row of men in suits seated at a formal event, including Sundar Pichai, Elon Musk, Mark Cuban, and Sam Altman in the foreground.  

> 
> "Trump will award Elon Musk the National Medal of Science, the nation’s highest honor for scientific and technological achievement, at the White House on Thursday"


### Discussion #14 by @DagentX_
> **Author:** [@DagentX_](https://x.com/DagentX_)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 38 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T20:36:35+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/DagentX_/status/2108295512860356824](https://x.com/DagentX_/status/2108295512860356824)  


> 
> "arxiv.org/abs/2506.13771
This is quite the publishing"


### Discussion #15 by @StephehMilce
> **Author:** [@StephehMilce](https://x.com/StephehMilce)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 35 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T20:11:40+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/StephehMilce/status/2108289243927740772](https://x.com/StephehMilce/status/2108289243927740772)  


> 
> "THE MOST POWERFUL VIDEO YOU'LL SEE TODAY.

John Clauser, Nobel Prize in Physics and 1,500 more Scientists at Quantum Korea say:

"THERE IS NO Climate Change, THERE IS NO Climate Emergency""


### Discussion #16 by @michaelpsenka
> **Author:** [@michaelpsenka](https://x.com/michaelpsenka)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 33 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T20:35:50+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/michaelpsenka/status/2108295324112752710](https://x.com/michaelpsenka/status/2108295324112752710)  


> 
> "our first research conference! some great talks scheduled, a mix of presentations, interactive chalk talks and debate. very excited for a more interactive format"