It's Complicated: It's Human!

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

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.

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

Bob explains to X the alien what human laws are, what they are used for, who creates legislation and how it was created. They also engage in a discussion about why we need laws (if we need them), and what the first laws looked like. Do you want to learn about not so “common” laws? Then don't miss the third episode on Bob and X's deep dive into people's day-to-day habits. 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: Code of Ur-Nammu: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_of_Ur-Nammu Wrongful Executions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrongful_execution United Nations: https://www.un.org/en/our-work Human Rights: https://www.un.org/en/global-issues/human-rights#:~:text=International%20human%20rights%20law%20lays,freedoms%20of%20individuals%20or%20groups, https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/2021/03/udhr.pdf Universal Declaration of Human Rights: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Declaration_of_Human_Rights#Adoption UN Membership: https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/670964?ln=en, https://www.un.org/en/about-us/growth-in-un-membership International Human Rights Law: https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-and-mechanisms/international-human-rights-law Jury of Peers: https://www.findlaw.com/criminal/criminal-procedure/what-is-a-jury-of-peers.html Legal Systems: https://askanydifference.com/difference-between-jury-and-judge-with-table/, https://guides.law.sc.edu/c.php?g=315476&p=2108388#:~:text=The%20legal%20system%20in%20the,conduct%20within%20a%20particular%20country., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_law_(legal_system),  Television Usage: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186833/average-television-use-per-person-in-the-us-since-2002/ Earth Rotation: https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/29986/official-degrees-of-earth-s-rotation-per-day Lace Underwear Law: https://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/21/business/kazakhstan-lace-underwear-ban/index.html Cemetery Laws: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-election-cemetery-idUSL0552076620080305

Bob explains to X the alien what money is, what it is used for, who creates money and how you can get it. They also engage in a discussion about why animals do not use money and how the use of money has evolved! Want to know about how X buys material things and services in Curio? Then don't miss the third episode on Bob and X's deep dive into people's day-to-day habits. 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: Marauder Project: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MARAUDER History of Money: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_money Ishango Bone: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishango_Bone Circulating Currencies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_circulating_currencies Central Banks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_central_banks Exchange Rates: https://www.rba.gov.au/education/resources/explainers/exchange-rates-and-their-measurement.html#:~:text=In%20a%20floating%20regime%2C%20exchange,and%20the%20UK%20pound%20sterling Fiat Money: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_money#:~:text=Fiat%20money%20(from%20Latin%3A%20fiat,local%20banks%20and%20other%20institutions Uses of Gold: https://geology.com/minerals/gold/uses-of-gold.shtml

Bob explains to X the alien what politicians are and do, how they are elected (if they are!) and why humans rely on them to make decisions. They also engage in a dissertation about how elections work and how humans decide who to choose to represent them! Want to know about how “governments” and “politicians” work in Noju, X’s planet? Then don't miss the third episode on Bob and X's deep dive into people's day-to-day habits. 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: Epigenetic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epigenetics Heritability of Phenotype: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heritability DNA Sequence: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA_sequence Nucleotide Sequence: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nucleotide_sequence Number of Countries: https://www.worldometers.info/geography/how-many-countries-are-there-in-the-world/#:~:text=Countries%20in%20the%20World%3A&text=There%20are%20195%20countries%20in,and%20the%20State%20of%20Palestine. Democracy Index: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_Index

Bob explains to X the alien the reason why humans have borders and limit people’s mobility around the planet. They also engage in a dissertation about how borders and frontiers were created and how they have evolved over time! Want to learn how they deal with borders and limited resources in Curio, X's city? Then don't miss the second episode on Bob and X's deep dive into people's day-to-day habits. 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: Ongoing Armed Conflicts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ongoing_armed_conflicts Australia’s Penal Colony History: https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20120126-travelwise-australias-penal-colony-roots#:~:text=New%20South%20Wales%2C%20a%20state,being%20given%20the%20death%20penalty. History of Middle East: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-39960461 History of Israel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Israel Great Wall of China: https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/great-wall-china Construction of the Great Wall of China: https://www.sciencealert.com/new-study-reveals-not-all-of-china-s-great-wall-was-built-for-war Meaning of Quirii: http://www.whatmeanings.com/21/meaning-of/quirii

Bob explains to X the alien the reason why humans have religions. They also engage in a dissertation about how it all started...even before the Big Bang! Want to learn what "religion" they have in Curio, X's city? Then don't miss the first episode on Bob and X's deep dive into people's day-to-day habits. 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: Ancient Sun worship: https://www.reviewofreligions.org/2306/ancient-sun-worship/ History of Religions: https://www.worldhistory.org/religion/ The Global Religious Landscape: https://www.bc.edu/content/dam/files/centers/jesinst/pdf/Grim-globalReligion-full.pdf Religion and Happiness: https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2019/01/31/religions-relationship-to-happiness-civic-engagement-and-health-around-the-world/ Human Development: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/A-timeline-of-human-development-within-the-concept-that-this-is-very-approximate-and_fig1_324578667 Chronology of the Universe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronology_of_the_universe The Dark Ages: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Ages_(historiography) Reionization: https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/astronomy/epoch_reionization.pdf, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reionization Hartle-Hawking State: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartle%E2%80%93Hawking_state