Robin Dunbar

Robin Dunbar

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Robin Dunbar is an evolutionary psychologist known for his research on social networks and the cognitive limits of group sizes in human societies. His theories, including Dunbar's number, suggest that human social relationships are influenced by brain size, which has implications for understanding community dynamics and social identity.

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British anthropologist and primate behaviour expert Robin Dunbar suggests up to two-thirds of everyday conversation is devoted to discussing social relationships.

Office gossip is now against the law in Australia
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2025-11-18
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British psychologist Robin Dunbar studied the cognitive limits of social relationships.

Сколько друзей может быть у человека в эпоху соцсетей? Ученый подсчитал
Наша Ніва (Nasha Niva)·BelarusBelarus· 2025-10-09
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Robin Dunbar proposed the concept of Dunbar's number, which refers to the cognitive limit of stable relationships.

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O Estado de S. Paulo (Estadão)·LiechtensteinLiechtenstein· 2025-09-30
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The Social Brain: The Psychology of Successful Groups is authored by Robin Dunbar.

How modern life makes us sick – and what to do about it | Evolution
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-09-21
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Professor Dunbar popularized the idea that gossip could play a positive role in society.

Zašto ljudi tračare
Vijesti – largest independent Montenegrin daily, est. 1997·MontenegroMontenegro· 2025-07-26
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Robin Dunbar, a British anthropologist, popularized the idea that gossip can have a positive role in society.

"El chisme está presente en todos nosotros y en cada cultura": por qué los seres humanos chismeamos según expertos en evolución
El Deber·BoliviaBolivia· 2025-07-13
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Robin Dunbar emphasizes the importance of mutual effort in friendships in his book Friends: Understanding the Power of our Most Important Relationships.

Los ‘amigos a ver cuándo quedamos’: cómo se comportan aquellos que cancelan de forma sistemática | Bienestar | S Moda
El País·SpainSpain· 2025-07-08
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Robin Dunbar demonstrated that when people laugh together, they tend to share more intimate information, strengthening their relationship.

Qual a importância do riso para humanos e animais?
O Globo·BrazilBrazil· 2025-05-28
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Oxford researcher Robin Dunbar calls it 'social glue'.

Workplace failures are the cost of growth. The more risks you take, the greater the rewards
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2025-05-19
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Robin Dunbar is a psychologist and anthropologist known for the theory that humans can maintain about 150 connections at once.

de quantos amigos você realmente precisa para ser feliz?
O Globo·BrazilBrazil· 2025-05-01
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Robin Dunbar is a psychologist and anthropologist known for proposing Dunbar's number, which suggests humans can maintain around 150 connections.

de quantos amigos você realmente precisa para ser feliz?
O Globo·BrazilBrazil· 2025-05-01
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Robin Dunbar's theories on leadership and social structures are referenced in the article.

Οσα ξέρατε για την ιστορία του ανθρώπινου είδους, είναι λάθος
Kathimerini·GreeceGreece· 2025-04-17
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Robin Dunbar is a leading friendship researcher and anthropologist at the University of Oxford.

Det forskes for lite på vennskap i Norge
Aftenposten·NorwayNorway· 2025-04-05
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Robin Dunbar is a leading friendship researcher and evolutionary psychologist at the University of Oxford.

Det forskes for lite på vennskap i Norge
Aftenposten·NorwayNorway· 2025-04-04
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Robin Dunbar from the University of Oxford points out that fickle friends are an integral part of our evolution in large social groups.

Koliko loši po vaše zdravlje mogu biti "lažni prijatelji"?
Vijesti – largest independent Montenegrin daily, est. 1997·MontenegroMontenegro· 2025-02-16
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Robin Dunbar notes that 'free-riders' challenge the mutual trust within a group, highlighting social dynamics.

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The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2025-02-16
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