• It's Complicated: It's Human!

  • By: Bob and X
  • Podcast

It's Complicated: It's Human!

By: Bob and X
  • Summary

  • 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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Episodes
  • Inverse Polarization and Anti Social Media
    Apr 4 2023

    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.


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    Twitter: https://twitter.com/bobandxpodcast

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    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


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    22 mins
  • Tax Season is not Fun Season
    Mar 21 2023

    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

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    14 mins
  • Impressive Impressionism vs NFT's Artistic Value
    Mar 7 2023

    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


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    24 mins

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