# Science Social Trends & Public Discussions — 2026-10-08 22:40 UTC

> **Category:** Science  
> **Status:** Trending Up  
> **Timestamp:** 2026-10-08 22:40 UTC (2026-10-08T22:40:00Z)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-08-22-40/non_crypto/science  
> **Overview Brief:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-08-22-40/non_crypto.md  

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## 10-Minute Category Volume & Sentiment
- **Total Posts:** 27
- **Total Impressions:** 26.9K
- **Bullish / Positive:** 9
- **Bearish / Negative:** 5
- **Neutral:** 13

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## Engagement Analysis
Total Engagement - Comments: 16, Retweets: 95, Likes: 296, Impressions: 26936


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## Cited Discussions & Public Evidence


### Discussion #1 by @elmostrador
> **Author:** [@elmostrador](https://x.com/elmostrador)  
> **Metrics:** 76 likes · 42 retweets · 4 comments · 13.7K views  

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


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/elmostrador/status/2108304120297787788](https://x.com/elmostrador/status/2108304120297787788)  


> 
> "URGENT | Damage caused by the flood in Las Condes, which has affected various facilities, such as the Clínica Universidad de los Andes, the Clínica UC CHRISTUS, and the Duoc UC educational institution."


### Discussion #2 by @USCTO47
> **Author:** [@USCTO47](https://x.com/USCTO47)  
> **Metrics:** 61 likes · 20 retweets · 2 comments · 3.6K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T22:34:16+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/USCTO47/status/2108325132330504307](https://x.com/USCTO47/status/2108325132330504307)  


> 
> "Big day for the American scientific enterprise and continued U.S. leadership across emerging technologies"


### Discussion #3 by @reddit
> **Author:** [@reddit](https://x.com/reddit)  
> **Metrics:** 12 likes · 0 retweets · 2 comments · 1.2K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T22:31:25.899000+00:00  



> 
> "Scientists discover 180,000 giant tortoises on one Seychelles island"


### Discussion #4 by @vast
> **Author:** [@vast](https://x.com/vast)  
> **Metrics:** 28 likes · 13 retweets · 0 comments · 1.2K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T22:11:27+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/vast/status/2108319389472928023](https://x.com/vast/status/2108319389472928023)  


> 
> "The Vast-PAM-1 crew 
@thom_astro
, 
@astro_ales
, and 
@astro_adrianos
 visited Vast HQ to kickoff their orientation, headed to 
@SpaceX
 for suit fittings, sampled crew food options at Vast and 
@NASA
, and met some of the teams behind the mission."


### Discussion #5 by @cqcqcqdx
> **Author:** [@cqcqcqdx](https://x.com/cqcqcqdx)  
> **Metrics:** 51 likes · 4 retweets · 0 comments · 1.2K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T15:15:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/cqcqcqdx/status/2108214586650591587](https://x.com/cqcqcqdx/status/2108214586650591587)  


> 
> "Antennas and auroras
Some of the antennas comprising the Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) array
South Pole in Antarctica."


### Discussion #6 by @ntvsorajiro
> **Author:** [@ntvsorajiro](https://x.com/ntvsorajiro)  
> **Metrics:** 8 likes · 4 retweets · 0 comments · 821 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T22:25:34+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ntvsorajiro/status/2108322939611574542](https://x.com/ntvsorajiro/status/2108322939611574542)  


> 
> "[1-Month Forecast] Autumn's Deepening is Running a Bit Late"


### Discussion #7 by @Met_CindyFitz
> **Author:** [@Met_CindyFitz](https://x.com/Met_CindyFitz)  
> **Metrics:** 16 likes · 2 retweets · 2 comments · 796 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T21:03:51+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Met_CindyFitz/status/2108302374435479780](https://x.com/Met_CindyFitz/status/2108302374435479780)  


> 
> "*NEW 5PM THURSDAY*... Hurricane #Isaias now a CAT2 with 100mph winds.  Landfall expected Friday night along the northern Gulf coast.  Hurricane warning from MS and AL to FL Panhandle.  The latest on #WCVB"


### Discussion #8 by @MezgAvirIL
> **Author:** [@MezgAvirIL](https://x.com/MezgAvirIL)  
> **Metrics:** 5 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 581 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T21:57:18+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/MezgAvirIL/status/2108315827057332561](https://x.com/MezgAvirIL/status/2108315827057332561)  


> 
> "El Niño Floods: In the city of Santiago in Chile, heavy and unusual floods were recorded that were caused as a result of Super El Niño."


### Discussion #9 by @clevelanddotcom
> **Author:** [@clevelanddotcom](https://x.com/clevelanddotcom)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 577 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T21:45:10+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/clevelanddotcom/status/2108312774384255171](https://x.com/clevelanddotcom/status/2108312774384255171)  


> 
> "From mostly green to changing: Northeast Ohio’s fall colors are picking up pace. Sycamores are turning yellow, while maples add flashes of red and orange."


### Discussion #10 by @0223comar
> **Author:** [@0223comar](https://x.com/0223comar)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 1 retweets · 1 comments · 490 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T21:41:38+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/0223comar/status/2108311886542618802](https://x.com/0223comar/status/2108311886542618802)  


> 
> "#Pronóstico Desaparecieron las alertas, pero siguen las lluvias y los fuertes vientos en Mar del Plata"


### Discussion #11 by @NWSGrandForks
> **Author:** [@NWSGrandForks](https://x.com/NWSGrandForks)  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 341 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T22:22:21+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NWSGrandForks/status/2108322132518150154](https://x.com/NWSGrandForks/status/2108322132518150154)  


> 
> "With tranquil weather tonight, lets look back on an event that happened 116 years ago yesterday.

MN/ND may not be thought of as states with large wildfires, but they can and do happen up here. The 1910 Baudette fire remains the deadliest in our WFO's history with 42 fatalities."


### Discussion #12 by @Xky7blue
> **Author:** [@Xky7blue](https://x.com/Xky7blue)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 3 retweets · 0 comments · 340 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T21:58:42+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Xky7blue/status/2108316180721115217](https://x.com/Xky7blue/status/2108316180721115217)  


> 
> "Dear 
@elonmusk
 , this is a song to celebrate your National Medal of Science today — and the moment you were called a national treasure. 
For the rockets, the catch, the cars, the light that reached the islands, and the futures you keep making real. 
“Elon — National Treasure.”"


### Discussion #13 by @scottjohnson
> **Author:** [@scottjohnson](https://x.com/scottjohnson)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 308 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T21:29:24+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/scottjohnson/status/2108308804316360788](https://x.com/scottjohnson/status/2108308804316360788)  


> 
> "Fantastic NOVA doc on the human brain. Very cool stuff in here."


### Discussion #14 by @TheMrXGuy1
> **Author:** [@TheMrXGuy1](https://x.com/TheMrXGuy1)  
> **Metrics:** 7 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 301 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T21:58:13+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/TheMrXGuy1/status/2108316058356429178](https://x.com/TheMrXGuy1/status/2108316058356429178)  


> 
> "PRESIDENT TRUMP JUST AWARDED ELON MUSK THE NATIONAL MEDAL OF SCIENCE, AND THE LEFT IS GOING TO HATE EVERY SECOND OF IT.

Trump called him one of the greatest technology founders ever and said few Americans in history have done more for this country.

Not long ago, America had to"


### Discussion #15 by @NWSShreveport
> **Author:** [@NWSShreveport](https://x.com/NWSShreveport)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 233 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T22:11:06+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NWSShreveport/status/2108319298837958777](https://x.com/NWSShreveport/status/2108319298837958777)  


> **Visual Context:** A National Weather Service forecast graphic from Shreveport, LA shows 'Clear and Calm Conditions Expected Tonight' with low temperatures of 59-64°.  

> 
> "Clear and conditions tonight with lows in the upper 50s to lower 60s.  #Okwx #Arwx #Lawx #Txwx"


### Discussion #16 by @INIAPECUADOR
> **Author:** [@INIAPECUADOR](https://x.com/INIAPECUADOR)  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 2 retweets · 1 comments · 170 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T21:06:13+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/INIAPECUADOR/status/2108302970370793571](https://x.com/INIAPECUADOR/status/2108302970370793571)  


> 
> "En el marco del proyecto #FIASA-CA-2026-036, investigadores del DENAREF de la Estación Experimental del Austro en conjunto a la 
@unloja
 realizaron una colecta de leguminosas cultivadas y silvestres con sus simbiontes rizosféricos asociados, en las provincias de Azuay y Cañar."


### Discussion #17 by @Mr_Q78
> **Author:** [@Mr_Q78](https://x.com/Mr_Q78)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 135 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T21:36:01+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Mr_Q78/status/2108310472004981242](https://x.com/Mr_Q78/status/2108310472004981242)  


> 
> "BREAKING NEWS: Elon Musk receives the National Medal of Science from President Trump, one of America’s highest honors for scientific achievement.

Trump’s words said it all: “There is nobody like him.”"


### Discussion #18 by @mike_sanford
> **Author:** [@mike_sanford](https://x.com/mike_sanford)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 131 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T21:34:27+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/mike_sanford/status/2108310075895058548](https://x.com/mike_sanford/status/2108310075895058548)  


> 
> "IC 1805 or NGC 896 or the Heart Nebula wasn't just discovered yesterday.  And God definitely did not create the nebula to appease those yearning for Malfoid.

The Heart Nebula was initially discovered by William Herschel back in 1787 and amateur astrophotographers like myself"


### Discussion #19 by @studio_presto
> **Author:** [@studio_presto](https://x.com/studio_presto)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 126 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T21:12:17+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/studio_presto/status/2108304500507427123](https://x.com/studio_presto/status/2108304500507427123)  


> 
> "BREAKING: President Trump just PERSONALLY awarded Elon Musk the National Medal of Science, an extraordinary honor reserved for only the most LEGENDARY and innovative patriots

Elon loves it! 
47 called Elon the "THOMAS EDISON""


### Discussion #20 by @zun_weather
> **Author:** [@zun_weather](https://x.com/zun_weather)  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 118 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T22:05:32+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/zun_weather/status/2108317898393653340](https://x.com/zun_weather/status/2108317898393653340)  


> 
> "台風情報

呼称 : 台風29号 (コグマ)
発表日時 : 10月9日(金) 7時5分"


### Discussion #21 by @Blaze_R935
> **Author:** [@Blaze_R935](https://x.com/Blaze_R935)  
> **Metrics:** 6 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 110 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T22:24:06+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Blaze_R935/status/2108322571704041897](https://x.com/Blaze_R935/status/2108322571704041897)  


> **Visual Context:** A SpaceX Starship rocket lifting off, surrounded by massive billowing clouds of smoke and flame against a dramatic teal sky.  

> 
> "Starship Flight 15 is currently no earlier than Nov 8 out of Starbase. That’s also the second day of NASA’s MAX POWER airshow at KSC. Florida gets Thunderbirds, while Texas get Raptors."


### Discussion #22 by @Azteca_Gro
> **Author:** [@Azteca_Gro](https://x.com/Azteca_Gro)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 105 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T21:45:14+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Azteca_Gro/status/2108312790645772479](https://x.com/Azteca_Gro/status/2108312790645772479)  


> 
> "¡ATENCIÓN! Un poderoso rayo impactó esta tarde en la avenida Costera de Acapulco; la intensidad del fenómeno se percibió en varios puntos de la ciudad.

 Mira el video aquí: 
aztecaguerrero.com/noticias/impac
…#AztecaAlMomento #Acapulco #Rayos"


### Discussion #23 by @reddit
> **Author:** [@reddit](https://x.com/reddit)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 100 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T22:46:07.254000+00:00  



> 
> "(OC) The hurricane that is going to slam into Pensacola, FL in the “Gulf of America”"


### Discussion #24 by @reddit
> **Author:** [@reddit](https://x.com/reddit)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 2 comments · 100 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T22:44:57.352000+00:00  



> 
> "Rapid changes in transcription during a feast-famine event"


### Discussion #25 by @studio_presto
> **Author:** [@studio_presto](https://x.com/studio_presto)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 88 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T21:56:14+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/studio_presto/status/2108315559968358799](https://x.com/studio_presto/status/2108315559968358799)  


> 
> "Elon Musk has just accepted The National Medal of Science from President Trump, the nation’s highest honor for scientific and technological achievement.

Trump: “There is nobody like him.”"


### Discussion #26 by @TheEngineerUK
> **Author:** [@TheEngineerUK](https://x.com/TheEngineerUK)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 78 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-08T22:07:22+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/TheEngineerUK/status/2108318360630927860](https://x.com/TheEngineerUK/status/2108318360630927860)  


> 
> "Transicon has remotely commissioned a control system for BIFoR’s Amazon forest CO₂ research experiment. #Engineering #Automation #IndustrialControl #ClimateResearch #AmazonRainforest #CO2 #Forestry #BIFoR #Siemens #Transicon 
theengineer.co.uk/content/news/t
…"


### Discussion #27 by @drauflux
> **Author:** [@drauflux](https://x.com/drauflux)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 17 views  

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


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/drauflux/status/2108319777328689518](https://x.com/drauflux/status/2108319777328689518)  


> **Visual Context:** A large industrial vessel or ship component covered in a black tarp sits on a barge in the ocean during sunset, with a crane structure visible to the left.  

> 
> "Ship 40 is home at Starbase
Splashed down intact in the Indian Ocean on July 24, drifted 24 days, towed to Christmas Island, then shipped halfway around the world.
@SpaceX
 my offer still stands, 
@shackxyz
 can give it a second life"