It's Complicated: It's Human!

Valentine's Day and Running Away From Love


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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.

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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

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