 Hodgins is one of the more socially adept "squints" and uses pop-culture references and jokes that Dr. Brennan and Zack Addy often fail to grasp.As such, he has little difficulty "translating" scientific terms into layman terms to Booth and is sometimes exasperated when Zack fails to understand a joke or quip.Throughout the series, Hodgins has been known for his "insane conspiracy ravings", as Booth calls it, and in many of the show's early episodes his knowledge of conspiracy theories was demonstrated.