It's Complicated: It's Human!

Bob and X
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How would you describe human behaviors to an alien? Join Bob and X the alien in this trip to learn why humans do what they do. It will give you some food for thought as nothing is as simple as you think when explaining it to someone with no background on social and cultural norms! You will get a balanced mix of philosophical analysis, scientific facts and humor. Plus new ideas on how society could look like in another planet! Learn something new from each episode released every other week. You will leave the episodes reflecting on society rules and behaviors. Are you sure they all make sense?

  1. 04/04/2023

    Inverse Polarization and Anti Social Media

    Bob explains to X the alien what social media are and how humans use them. What are social media influencers? What’s the target audience for each social media? X wants to become an influencer and wants to understand how to do that. They also get into a discussion on if social media is good or not and how it has changed people’s behaviors in the last years…and what might be coming next with Artificial Intelligence (AI)! Do they have social media on Curio? How do influencers work there? X is an alien that has chosen to do its PhD on "Habits and Behaviors of Multicellular Neural Pre-Enlightenment Organisms'', which includes humans. Bob is helping X with its PhD by answering its questions about human behavior, social norms, and culture. Follow us on Social Media! Anchor: https://anchor.fm/itscomplicatedbobx Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/its_complicated_its_human Twitter: https://twitter.com/bobandxpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itscomplicatedbobx/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Its-Complicated-Podcast-105244915647686 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@itscomplicateditshuman Sources: Twitter is down to fewer than 550 full time engineers: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/20/twitter-is-down-to-fewer-than-550-full-time-engineers.html The History of Social Media: https://www.searchenginejournal.com/social-media-history/462643/#close Are We Really ALl Connected by Just Six Degrees of Separation: https://www.sciencealert.com/are-we-all-really-connected-by-just-six-degrees-of-separation Social Media: https://www.searchenginejournal.com/social-media/ MySpace: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myspace Biggest Social Media Platforms: https://www.statista.com/statistics/272014/global-social-networks-ranked-by-number-of-users/ Study: On Twitter False News Travel Faster Than True Stories: https://news.mit.edu/2018/study-twitter-false-news-travels-faster-true-stories-0308 The Emotional Combinations that Make Stories Go Viral: https://hbr.org/2016/05/research-the-link-between-feeling-in-control-and-viral-content Social Media for Scientists: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41556-018-0253-6

  2. 03/21/2023

    Tax Season is not Fun Season

    Bob explains to X the alien what tax season is, how taxes are being used and how they applied all over the world. They get into a discussion on tax fairness and discuss the different ways we are paying for taxes on our everyday life. Why do we have progressive taxes? Why do we pay for things we don’t use? How does the government spend citizen’s money in Curio? X is an alien that has chosen to do its PhD on "Habits and Behaviors of Multicellular Neural Pre-Enlightenment Organisms'', which includes humans. Bob is helping X with its PhD by answering its questions about human behavior, social norms, and culture. Follow us on Social Media! Anchor: https://anchor.fm/itscomplicatedbobx Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/its_complicated_its_human Twitter: https://twitter.com/bobandxpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itscomplicatedbobx/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Its-Complicated-Podcast-105244915647686 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@itscomplicateditshuman Sources: The first Income Tax: https://taxfitness.com.au/Blog/the-first-income-tax-egyptian-pharaohs-tax-3000-bc#:~:text=Egyptians%20did%20not%20have%20coined,the%20pharaoh%20in%20large%20warehouses) The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax: https://www.forbes.com/quotes/195/ Citizenship Based taxation: https://www.taxesforexpats.com/expat-tax-advice/Citizenship-Based-Taxation-International-Comparison.html Al Capone’s Tax conviction: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2020/10/17/al-capone-convicted-on-this-day-in-1931-after-boasting-they-cant-collect-legal-taxes-from-illegal-money/ Droit du seigneur: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Droit_du_seigneur

  3. 03/07/2023

    Impressive Impressionism vs NFT's Artistic Value

    Bob explains to X the alien what human art is, what art critics do and how you measure how valuable art is. They discuss what is considered art and what is not and get into a deep dive on art history and art origins. Do you know what is considered art? Is developing code an art? How do you measure the value of art and how much can you sell art for? What type of art do they have in Curio? X is an alien that has chosen to do its PhD on "Habits and Behaviors of Multicellular Neural Pre-Enlightenment Organisms'', which includes humans. Bob is helping X with its PhD by answering its questions about human behavior, social norms, and culture. Follow us on Social Media! Anchor: https://anchor.fm/itscomplicatedbobx Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/its_complicated_its_human Twitter: https://twitter.com/bobandxpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itscomplicatedbobx/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Its-Complicated-Podcast-105244915647686 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@itscomplicateditshuman Sources: Oldest Prehistoric Art: https://time.com/6107313/oldest-prehistoric-art/ The Art History Timeline: https://www.behance.net/gallery/17308455/The-Art-History-Timeline Terracotta Army: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terracotta_Army Why It’s Illegal to Take Photos of Eiffel Tower At Night: https://www.travelandleisure.com/photography/illegal-to-take-eiffel-tower-photos-at-night Post-Impressionism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-Impressionism Cubism vs Expressionism: https://www.artlex.com/art-movements/cubism/cubism-vs-expressionism/#:~:text=Expressionist%20artists%20used%20loose%2C%20rapid,a%20reaction%20to%20modern%20art Difference Between Dada and Surrealism: https://pediaa.com/difference-between-dada-and-surrealism/#:~:text=Dada%20and%20Surrealism%20are%20two,on%20ego%2C%20superego%20and%20id Art Critic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_critic 12 Artistic Criteria: https://halcyontheatre.org/blog/tony/2012/08/12-artistic-criteria Art History Timeline: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6cB-jttkBSE/TqlbS66d7MI/AAAAAAAAADQ/p5Poss1Aze0/s1600/ArtHistoryTimeline.gif The Artists Afterlife: The Death Effect: https://www.oxfordstudent.com/2019/08/28/the-artists-afterlife-the-death-effect/ Average Life Expectancy: https://www.worlddata.info/life-expectancy.php#:~:text=The%20world%20average%20age%20of,data%20from%20the%20year%202020 Beeple Sold and NFT for $69 Million: https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/11/22325054/beeple-christies-nft-sale-cost-everydays-69-million

  4. 02/21/2023

    Artificial Intelligence (AI): ChatGPT IQ vs Turing EQ

    Bob explains to X the alien what Artificial Intelligence (AI) is, along with what is intelligence and emotional intelligence. They discuss the definition and development of artificial intelligence as well as the new advancements like ChapGPT. How do you know what can be considered artificial intelligence? How would X rate in an IQ test? Have they created artificial intelligence in Curio? X is an alien that has chosen to do its PhD on "Habits and Behaviors of Multicellular Neural Pre-Enlightenment Organisms'', which includes humans. Bob is helping X with its PhD by answering its questions about human behavior, social norms, and culture. Follow us on Social Media! Anchor: https://anchor.fm/itscomplicatedbobx Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/its_complicated_its_human Twitter: https://twitter.com/bobandxpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itscomplicatedbobx/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Its-Complicated-Podcast-105244915647686 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@itscomplicateditshuman Sources: Intelligence Quotient (IQ): https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence_quotient Emotional Intelligence (EQ): https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_intelligence Google’s AI Passed the Turing Test: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/06/17/google-ai-lamda-turing-test/ Interchange by William de Kooning: https://timespek.com/interchange-by-william-de-kooning-critical-analysis/ AI for Social Good Guide: https://ai.google/education/social-good-guide/?category=examples

  5. 02/07/2023

    Valentine's Day and Running Away From Love

    Bob explains to X the alien what Valentine’s Day is and why do humans celebrate the day of love…which brings them to explore what love is. How do you know you are actually feeling love and not something else? They get into a discussion about why we use hearts to represent love and what are the main love associations and why/if they make sense. Is love something good? Do they have love in Curio? These and many more questions are waiting for you, so join Bob and X in this lovely discovery episode. X is an alien that has chosen to do its PhD on "Habits and Behaviors of Multicellular Neural Pre-Enlightenment Organisms'', which includes humans. Bob is helping X with its PhD by answering its questions about human behavior, social norms, and culture. Follow us on Social Media! Anchor: https://anchor.fm/itscomplicatedbobx Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/its_complicated_its_human Twitter: https://twitter.com/bobandxpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itscomplicatedbobx/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Its-Complicated-Podcast-105244915647686 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@itscomplicateditshuman Sources: List of International Days: https://www.un.org/en/observances/list-days-weeks Asteroid Day: https://www.un.org/en/observances/asteroid-day Saint Valentine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Valentine Valentine’s Day: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine%27s_Day Life and Death of a Planet: https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/life-and-death/chapter-6/#:~:text=When%20our%20Sun%20approaches%20its,once%20again%20begins%20to%20contract. Love, Actually: The science behind lust, attraction, and companionship: https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2017/love-actually-science-behind-lust-attraction-companionship Misattribution of arousal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misattribution_of_arousal Yes, Love Can Be Measured and This is How: https://medium.com/brainchronicles/yes-love-can-be-measured-and-this-is-how-34d359224161 Scientists Try to Measure Love: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-feb-08-la-he-love8-2010feb08-story.html The Top 10 Causes of Death: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/the-top-10-causes-of-death I know that I know Nothing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_know_that_I_know_nothing

  6. 01/24/2023

    Mathematical Beauty and Darwin's Paradox

    Bob explains to X the alien what beauty is and how it’s measured (is it?). They get into a discussion about what is considered beautiful and what is the usefulness of beauty (if any). Is there math behind beauty? What is considered beautiful in Curio? These and many more questions are waiting for you, so join Bob and X in this beautiful discovery episode. X is an alien that has chosen to do its PhD on "Habits and Behaviors of Multicellular Neural Pre-Enlightenment Organisms'', which includes humans. Bob is helping X with its PhD by answering its questions about human behavior, social norms, and culture.   Follow us on Social Media! Anchor: https://anchor.fm/itscomplicatedbobx Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/its_complicated_its_human Twitter: https://twitter.com/bobandxpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itscomplicatedbobx/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Its-Complicated-Podcast-105244915647686 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@itscomplicateditshuman   Sources: History of Cosmetics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_cosmetics#:~:text=The%20first%20cosmetics%20appeared%205%2C000,antimony%2Dbased%20paint%20as%20eyeliner. Eyeliners and Egyptian cosmetics: https://recipes.hypotheses.org/12837#:~:text=Religious%20Importance&text=Egyptians%20also%20exaggerated%20their%20eyes,Evil%20Eye%20(Tapsoba%20et%20al., https://www.cosmeticsinfo.org/get-the-facts/a-history-of-cosmetics-from-ancient-times/ Skin Color and Beauty Standards: https://thesciencesurvey.com/spotlight/2022/04/24/skin-color-and-beauty-standards-a-history/ Japanese White Teeth: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/did-you-know-medieval-japan-white-teeth-were-ugly-women-campagna/ Darwin and Wallace: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zwvpsg8/revision/1 Beauty in the Animal Kingdom: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/09/magazine/beauty-evolution-animal.html, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mate_choice Major Histocompatibility Complex: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_histocompatibility_complex The Golden Ratio: https://plus.maths.org/content/myths-maths-golden-ratio Facial Symmetry and the Perception of Beauty: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/225775645_Facial_Symmetry_and_the_Perception_of_Beauty

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    It's Complicated: It's Human! - TRAILER

    Welcome to It's Complicated: It's Human! podcast. How would you describe human behaviors to an alien? Bob and X the alien go in a trip to learn why humans do what they do. It will give you some food for thought as nothing is as simple as you think when explaining it to someone with no background on social and cultural norms! You will get a balanced mix of philosophical analysis, scientific facts and humor.

  8. 01/10/2023

    Decentralized Sex and the Gender Spectrum

    Bob explains to X the alien what sex is. They we discussed why humans have non-reproductive sex, the difference between sex and gender and how the human species has survived. It’s like explaining sex to your kids on steroids! Do you want to learn how aliens in X planet reproduce and if they have sex just for pleasure? Join us in this new episode, learn something new and have some fun! X is an alien that has chosen to do its PhD on "Habits and Behaviors of Multicellular Neural Pre-Enlightenment Organisms'', which includes humans. Bob is helping X with its PhD by answering its questions about human behavior, social norms, and culture.   Follow us on Social Media! Anchor: https://anchor.fm/itscomplicatedbobx Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/its_complicated_its_human Twitter: https://twitter.com/bobandxpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itscomplicatedbobx/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Its-Complicated-Podcast-105244915647686 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@itscomplicateditshuman   Sources: Age of Consent: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_consent What is Time: https://www.space.com/time-how-it-works, https://www.livescience.com/29621-what-causes-the-tides.html, https://www.britannica.com/science/tidal-friction The Twin Paradox: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_paradox Redshift: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redshift Gender Identity: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00926239408403428 Human Genome: https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Phosphate-Backbone#:~:text=A%20phosphate%20backbone%20is%20the,(deoxyribose)%20and%20phosphate%20groups Types of Gender Identity: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/types-of-gender-identity#support LGBTQIA+: https://lgbtqia.ucdavis.edu/educated/glossary World Population: https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/world-population-by-year/ Sexual Attraction: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_attraction, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_of_sexual_reproduction#Origin_of_sexual_reproduction, https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zqv6gdm/revision/5#:~:text=The%20advantages%20of%20sexual%20reproduction,the%20individuals%20in%20a%20population Homosexual Behavior: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexual_behavior_in_animals#:~:text=Scientists%20perceive%20homosexual%20behavior%20in,450%20species%20of%20animals%20worldwide. Infertility and Genetics: https://www.genomemedical.com/genetic-testing-pregnancy/is-infertility-genetic/ The Matter and Antimatter Asymmetry: https://home.cern/science/physics/matter-antimatter-asymmetry-problem

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How would you describe human behaviors to an alien? Join Bob and X the alien in this trip to learn why humans do what they do. It will give you some food for thought as nothing is as simple as you think when explaining it to someone with no background on social and cultural norms! You will get a balanced mix of philosophical analysis, scientific facts and humor. Plus new ideas on how society could look like in another planet! Learn something new from each episode released every other week. You will leave the episodes reflecting on society rules and behaviors. Are you sure they all make sense?

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