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.

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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.

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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.

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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