# Science Social Trends & Public Discussions — 2026-10-08 22:30 UTC

> **Category:** Science  
> **Status:** Trending Up  
> **Timestamp:** 2026-10-08 22:30 UTC (2026-10-08T22:30:00Z)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-08-22-30/non_crypto/science  
> **Overview Brief:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-08-22-30/non_crypto.md  

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## 10-Minute Category Volume & Sentiment
- **Total Posts:** 25
- **Total Impressions:** 90.6K
- **Bullish / Positive:** 7
- **Bearish / Negative:** 2
- **Neutral:** 16

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## Engagement Analysis
Total Engagement - Comments: 188, Retweets: 407, Likes: 4401, Impressions: 90607


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## Cited Discussions & Public Evidence


### Discussion #1 by @AJamesMcCarthy
> **Author:** [@AJamesMcCarthy](https://x.com/AJamesMcCarthy)  
> **Metrics:** 3.4K likes · 355 retweets · 94 comments · 42.2K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T16:08:05+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/AJamesMcCarthy/status/2108227943088415130](https://x.com/AJamesMcCarthy/status/2108227943088415130)  


> 
> "Here's a photo that is unlike any other of a rocket launch.

This was the moment the Falcon Heavy rocket flew past the moon- a launch photo that began as a disappointment and I treated like an astrophoto to recover. How it was captured and a link to the print shop in the thread:"


### Discussion #2 by @reddit
> **Author:** [@reddit](https://x.com/reddit)  
> **Metrics:** 185 likes · 1 retweets · 11 comments · 18.5K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T21:47:19.615000+00:00  



> 
> "Cuba has installed 1.42 GW of solar capacity across 144 photovoltaic plants and expects to exceed 1.5 GW by the end of 2026. 🌞 Energy storage is adding 150 MW, 200 MW of solar will power water pumps, and public services, hospitals, banks, radio stations, etc, are also getting their own."


### Discussion #3 by @elonmusk
> **Author:** [@elonmusk](https://x.com/elonmusk)  
> **Metrics:** 210 likes · 20 retweets · 65 comments · 14.5K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T22:33:40+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2108324979355848992](https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2108324979355848992)  


> 
> "Earth is a tiny dust mote in our solar system"


### Discussion #4 by @achizinho
> **Author:** [@achizinho](https://x.com/achizinho)  
> **Metrics:** 386 likes · 18 retweets · 6 comments · 4.2K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T20:13:44+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/achizinho/status/2108289762914382259](https://x.com/achizinho/status/2108289762914382259)  


> 
> "feeling jealous of the Rondônia folks, first individual experience ever recorded"


### Discussion #5 by @TechCrunch
> **Author:** [@TechCrunch](https://x.com/TechCrunch)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 2.3K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T22:35:09+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/TechCrunch/status/2108325351541613017](https://x.com/TechCrunch/status/2108325351541613017)  


> 
> "On Thursday, President Trump awarded Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Sergey Brin, and AMD’s Lisa Su the National Medal of Science, the nation’s top science prize."


### Discussion #6 by @TeslaHype
> **Author:** [@TeslaHype](https://x.com/TeslaHype)  
> **Metrics:** 97 likes · 3 retweets · 3 comments · 2.2K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T18:55:04+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/TeslaHype/status/2108269965438529847](https://x.com/TeslaHype/status/2108269965438529847)  


> 
> "The lovely 
@mayemusk
 was present at today's National Medal of Science ceremony"


### Discussion #7 by @people
> **Author:** [@people](https://x.com/people)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 2.1K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T22:08:08+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/people/status/2108318553254375690](https://x.com/people/status/2108318553254375690)  


> 
> "Giant Tortoises Outnumber People in Seychelles After Record Estimate Tops 180,000"


### Discussion #8 by @santtiagom_
> **Author:** [@santtiagom_](https://x.com/santtiagom_)  
> **Metrics:** 22 likes · 1 retweets · 1 comments · 675 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T22:17:20+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/santtiagom_/status/2108320869194105215](https://x.com/santtiagom_/status/2108320869194105215)  


> 
> "and this chad who's using Claude Code to discover new PLANETS?

the crazy thing is that NASA has already approved using one of their telescopes to check if his discovery is real."


### Discussion #9 by @SNHWx
> **Author:** [@SNHWx](https://x.com/SNHWx)  
> **Metrics:** 5 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 415 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T21:24:31+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/SNHWx/status/2108307577641767309](https://x.com/SNHWx/status/2108307577641767309)  


> 
> "When do you think were some of the most visually pleasing eruptions observed by GOES SUVI? 

I am in charge of providing a brief later this month during the GOES-19 SUVI full maturity review, which means showing off some of the cool things it has helped capture!"


### Discussion #10 by @ma_sabba
> **Author:** [@ma_sabba](https://x.com/ma_sabba)  
> **Metrics:** 13 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 372 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T20:25:31+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ma_sabba/status/2108292730954928462](https://x.com/ma_sabba/status/2108292730954928462)  


> 
> "Just got an email demonstrating a counterexample (via AI) to my conjecture (OEIS A362534) involving mathematical aspects of the bounds on polarization transfer in NMR, with Lean formalization etc.

Over the moon someone even cared about this work. What a time to be alive!"


### Discussion #11 by @ZappyZappy7
> **Author:** [@ZappyZappy7](https://x.com/ZappyZappy7)  
> **Metrics:** 9 likes · 4 retweets · 0 comments · 365 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T22:14:24+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ZappyZappy7/status/2108320128740040751](https://x.com/ZappyZappy7/status/2108320128740040751)  


> 
> ""Highly Scalable Exoskeleton for Human Body Manipulation Data Collection"
lnkd.in/p/gae_24rw#exoskeleton #manipulation #DataCollection #PhysicalAI #UMI #interface #WearableDevice #AeroHand #ChestnutRobotic"


### Discussion #12 by @ChemistryWorld
> **Author:** [@ChemistryWorld](https://x.com/ChemistryWorld)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 351 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T21:50:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ChemistryWorld/status/2108313989063323656](https://x.com/ChemistryWorld/status/2108313989063323656)  


> 
> "Want to learn about the research behind this year’s Nobel prize in chemistry?

Register here to join us tomorrow 3pm UK time for a free webinar where a panel of experts will share their thoughts:
@RoySocChem
 @RoySocChemBooks
 @NobelPrize
 #NobelPrize #Chem"


### Discussion #13 by @Kleros_io
> **Author:** [@Kleros_io](https://x.com/Kleros_io)  
> **Metrics:** 6 likes · 1 retweets · 2 comments · 313 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T21:43:34+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Kleros_io/status/2108312371403866272](https://x.com/Kleros_io/status/2108312371403866272)  


> 
> "Kleros at the Society for Social Studies of Science (
@4sWeb
) 

On October 7, William George presented our research on AI jurors at 4S 2026 in Toronto, the 50th annual meeting of one of the leading conferences in science and technology studies.

He spoke on the panel "Protocols,"


### Discussion #14 by @reddit
> **Author:** [@reddit](https://x.com/reddit)  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 300 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-06T01:11:41.868000+00:00  



> 
> "​[OC] How many Mexicans have won a Nobel Prize? An animated data visualization built with D3 and Claude"


### Discussion #15 by @WeatherNut27
> **Author:** [@WeatherNut27](https://x.com/WeatherNut27)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 1 retweets · 1 comments · 267 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T22:13:24+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/WeatherNut27/status/2108319881087349178](https://x.com/WeatherNut27/status/2108319881087349178)  


> **Visual Context:** A bar chart titled 'Asheville Regional Airport (AVL): Snowfall During El Nino Winters' showing snowfall departure from normal across different El Nino strength categories (Weak, Moderate, Strong, Very strong) from 1965 to 2024.  

> 
> "Someone asked me to do Asheville, NC... Well that makes things interesting! Whoa! Could be a MidAtlantic winter this winter"


### Discussion #16 by @Dan_5DotOh
> **Author:** [@Dan_5DotOh](https://x.com/Dan_5DotOh)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 223 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T21:31:16+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Dan_5DotOh/status/2108309275378692558](https://x.com/Dan_5DotOh/status/2108309275378692558)  


> 
> "The last 48 hours of Hurricane Isaias up until 30 minutes ago (1601 CST) in 57 seconds."


### Discussion #17 by @necosu_18
> **Author:** [@necosu_18](https://x.com/necosu_18)  
> **Metrics:** 7 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 197 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T21:51:06+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/necosu_18/status/2108314268202373399](https://x.com/necosu_18/status/2108314268202373399)  


> 
> "Güneşte patlama olmuş sabah batıdan doğar inşallah.."


### Discussion #18 by @the3ndofthewrld
> **Author:** [@the3ndofthewrld](https://x.com/the3ndofthewrld)  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 165 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T21:14:07+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/the3ndofthewrld/status/2108304958135116246](https://x.com/the3ndofthewrld/status/2108304958135116246)  


> 
> "have you heard about all these scientists disappearing?

science wins right? 

right?"


### Discussion #19 by @culturemaxxing
> **Author:** [@culturemaxxing](https://x.com/culturemaxxing)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 159 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T21:17:58+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/culturemaxxing/status/2108305929796002296](https://x.com/culturemaxxing/status/2108305929796002296)  


> 
> "Set a reminder for upcoming Space!"


### Discussion #20 by @Surfrider
> **Author:** [@Surfrider](https://x.com/Surfrider)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 154 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T21:44:15+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Surfrider/status/2108312544418894318](https://x.com/Surfrider/status/2108312544418894318)  


> 
> "Stay safe, SoCal!

El Niño-driven T.S. Rachel x Kelvin wave elevated sea levels = dangerous coastal conditions this weekend in Southern California.

High surf and coastal flooding risks will peak on Sunday. Please exercise caution, as many beaches have already been severely"


### Discussion #21 by @william_m_adams
> **Author:** [@william_m_adams](https://x.com/william_m_adams)  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 1 retweets · 1 comments · 146 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T21:41:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/william_m_adams/status/2108311723719500023](https://x.com/william_m_adams/status/2108311723719500023)  


> **Visual Context:** A flyer for a research study titled 'Return to Sport Following Pregnancy Questionnaire' seeking elite athletes aged 18-50 who are pregnant or have been pregnant in the past 5 years, including a QR code and contact information for Dr. Shefali M. Christopher at Tufts University.  

> 
> "We are recruiting elite female athletes who have been pregnant within the past 5 years to complete a survey regarding their experiences with training and sport participation during and following pregnancy.

We would appreciate sharing this  with anyone that may be eligible"


### Discussion #22 by @jcamthrash
> **Author:** [@jcamthrash](https://x.com/jcamthrash)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 141 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T20:32:40+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/jcamthrash/status/2108294529787007046](https://x.com/jcamthrash/status/2108294529787007046)  


> 
> "Overcoming key challenges in the evolutionary transition to multicellularity"


### Discussion #23 by @geologyBits
> **Author:** [@geologyBits](https://x.com/geologyBits)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 140 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T21:22:38+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/geologyBits/status/2108307103505142095](https://x.com/geologyBits/status/2108307103505142095)  


> 
> "Waw an Namus becomes even more revealing when imagined with all water drained away, exposing the full volcanic and tectonic structure above and below the earth’s surface.
YT  Please visit: 
@earth_scape
  Greatly Appreciated"


### Discussion #24 by @jcamthrash
> **Author:** [@jcamthrash](https://x.com/jcamthrash)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 134 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T20:33:31+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/jcamthrash/status/2108294740676661367](https://x.com/jcamthrash/status/2108294740676661367)  


> 
> "Iron and vitamin B12 uptake characteristics of autumn phytoplankton at the northern tip of the Western Antarctic Peninsula  
sciencedirect.com/science/articl
…"


### Discussion #25 by @Ivankatrump_RV1
> **Author:** [@Ivankatrump_RV1](https://x.com/Ivankatrump_RV1)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 55 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T21:35:13+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Ivankatrump_RV1/status/2108310270989029771](https://x.com/Ivankatrump_RV1/status/2108310270989029771)  


> 
> "IT'S OFFICIAL: President Trump just PERSONALLY presented Elon Musk the National Medal of Science for his INCREDIBLE contributions to our nation

I can't think of ANYONE who deserves this honor more 

Congratulations, 
@elonmusk
!"