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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.
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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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By Bob and XBob 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