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Oxford+The Psychology of Scaling Companies and Teams with Professor Robin Dunbar: Part 3How do you maintain a strong company culture and team commitment as your organisation scales? In the third and final part of this series, Professor Robin Dunbar sits down with host Susannah de Jager to explore how social science can provide the answer. Robin explains that maintaining deep relationships with your core team is a huge "time burden" for leaders, but it is essential for fostering trust and ensuring everyone is on the same page.The conversation delves into the historical context of community-building in business, referencing the practices of 19th-century founders who built social c...
2025-09-2220 minOxford+The Psychology of Scaling Companies and Teams with Professor Robin Dunbar: Part 2Have you ever wondered what makes a great leader for a large, scaling company? In part two of our special series, Professor Robin Dunbar returns to explore the essential social skills needed to manage a growing organisation. Robin and host Susannah de Jager explore the psychological boundaries of group size, from the point where a CEO no longer recognises every employee to the limit of knowing 5,000 faces you've seen before. They discuss the challenges for founders who are emotionally attached to their "baby" and how this can impede necessary growth transitions.The conversation highlights the o...
2025-09-2212 minOxford+The Psychology of Scaling Companies and Teams with Professor Robin Dunbar: Part 1Have you ever wondered why your company's culture shifts dramatically as it grows? In part one of a special three-part series, host Susannah de Jager sits down with Professor Robin Dunbar, creator of the renowned "Dunbar's Number," to explore the evolutionary and anthropological realities that impact organisations as they scale. They delve into how social constraints on our brains affect group sizes and dynamics, offering a new perspective on why committees and teams function differently at various scales.Drawing on insights from fields as diverse as human evolution and business, Professor Dunbar provides a toolkit...
2025-09-2223 min
How Humans Work Podcast#48: Robin Dunbar - Friends, Tribes and Social CohesionEpisode SummaryRenowned evolutionary psychologist Robin Dunbar returns for part two of his conversation with Jef Szi and the How Humans Work Podcast, diving deeper into the limits and leaps of human social patterns.In this episode, Professor Dunbar expands on the evolutionary foundations of human relationships, moving beyond social grooming and the endorphin system to explore kinship and the deeper nature of our social lives.He begins by examining the cost and time investment required to maintain our inner circle of intimate friends. From there, he maps out the concentric layers of...
2025-05-301h 05
How Humans Work Podcast#47: Robin Dunbar - The Chemistry of ConnectionEpisode SummaryThe equally erudite and jovial Robin Dunbar joins Jef Szi and the How Humans Work Podcast for the first of a two part conversation about limits and leaps of social patterns in primates and humans. An Oxford University professor of evolutionary psychology and someone with a facile grasp of multiple sciences and histories, Professor Dunbar offers us a fascinating account of the social roots of human nature. In part 1—The Chemistry of Connection—we dive deeply into the endorphin system and the how it functions to stabilize social bonds in groups. We come to s...
2025-05-2041 min
Monumental PodcastE27 - Robin Dunbar – The Science of Male Friendship & Why Men Need a TribeWhy do so many men lose friendships in midlife? And what does science say about the impact of social isolation on male health and well-being?In this episode Pete Hunt sits down with renowned evolutionary psychologist Robin Dunbar to explore the biological and social foundations of male friendship. Dunbar, a leading expert in human relationships, explains why men are wired for structured social networks—and why losing them can have serious consequences.In this episode, Pete and Robin discuss:The Male Friendship Crisis – Why friendships decline for men in their 40s and 50s, and how...
2025-03-111h 00
ResearchPodSize matters: The link between social groups and human evolution with Robin DunbarHumans are social creatures; we live in family groups, socialise with friends, and work with colleagues both in person and online. Yet, how many friends do you really have? Evolutionary psychologist Professor Robin Dunbar says it won’t be more than 150. Proposed in the 1990s, ‘Dunbar’s number’ puts a limit on the number of stable relationships humans can maintain at any given time, and his ‘social brain hypothesis’ suggests that brain size is directly related to social group size in mammals. In short, the bigger the group, the bigger the brain. In this interview with our siste...
2025-02-261h 00ResearchPodSize matters: The link between social groups and human evolution with Robin DunbarHumans are social creatures; we live in family groups, socialise with friends, and work with colleagues both in person and online. Yet, how many friends do you really have? Evolutionary psychologist Professor Robin Dunbar says it won’t be more than 150. Proposed in the 1990s, ‘Dunbar’s number’ puts a limit on the number of stable relationships humans can maintain at any given time, and his ‘social brain hypothesis’ suggests that brain size is directly related to social group size in mammals. In short, the bigger the group, the bigger the brain. In this interview with our siste...
2025-02-261h 00
Unbound | Conversations Without Limits#40: Robin Dunbar | The Science of Human Connection and EvolutionRobin Dunbar, a renowned anthropologist and evolutionary psychologist, delves into human connection and the evolution of social structures. He is widely known for devising "Dunbar’s Number," which explores how early life in culturally diverse environments shaped his understanding of the social complexities in monkeys, apes, and humans.From his groundbreaking studies on sociability in primates to human evolution, Robin illuminates the parallels between our primate cousins and contemporary human society, revealing how these insights contribute to our understanding of relationships today. Join us to explore:Human vs. primate social structuresDunbar’s Num...
2025-02-261h 09
The Art of DecidingRobin Dunbar and Sam Rockey - authors of The Social Brain: The Psychology of Successful GroupsWhat is the ideal number of people to involve in a collective decision? What do we need to be happy - and effective - in a group? Why should more companies have pubs?Professor Robin Dunbar is Professor of Evolutionary Psychology at the University of Oxford. He’s famous for Dunbar’s number - the limit to the amount of meaningful relationships that we can have at any one time (listen to the podcast to find out what it is). Sam Rockey is an Associate Fellow at Saïd Business School - also at Oxford - and a cons...
2025-02-0627 min
Branches of Philosophy Podcast[76] How Religion Evolved And Why It Endures By Robin DunbarAn introduction and summary of "How Religion Evolved And Why It Endures" By Robin Dunbar 2022
A fascinating analysis of the evolution of religion from the internationally renowned evolutionary psychologistWhen did humans develop spiritual thought? What is religion's evolutionary purpose? And in our increasingly secular world, why has it endured?Every society in the history of humanity has lived with religion. In How Religion Evolved, evolutionary psychologist Professor Robin Dunbar tracks its origins back to what he terms the 'mystical stance' - the aspect of human psychology that predisposes us to believe in a transcendent world, and which...
2024-10-1315 min
Understanding EmotionsExploring Dunbar's Number and Gender Dynamics with Professor Robin DunbarFree guide on emotional intelligence: https://newsletter.sankalpgarud.org/52waysguide
In this episode, I sit down with the esteemed Professor Robin Dunbar, emeritus professor of evolutionary psychology at the University of Oxford. We dive into Dunbar's Number and the science behind the limits of human relationships. Our discussion spans various topics, including the formation of friendships, the importance of shared humor, gender differences in attraction, and the dynamics of dating. We also explore how cultural and environmental factors influence social networks, the impact of online dating, and the intriguing neuroscience of relationships. Join us...
2024-08-251h 53
Intelligence SquaredThe Magic Number for Creating a Successful Team, with Robin DunbarThe anthropologist and evolutionary psychologist Robin Dunbar is Emeritus Professor of evolutionary psychology at Oxford University. He’s also part of a small club of academics whose work has become part of the modern public discourse as the thinker behind Dunbar’s Number, the idea that humans can only meaningfully maintain around 150 social relationships at a time. In the social media and hybrid working age, his work has helped us better understand how our friendships and online networks operate. His latest book, co-authored with Oxford University colleagues Samantha Rockey and Tracey Camilleri from the Saïd Business School, is The S...
2024-06-2355 min
Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'ShaughnessyRobin Dunbar - Optimizing Human Connection (Dunbar's Number)My guest today is Robin Dunbar. Robin is a biological anthropologist, evolutionary psychologist, and specialist in primate behavior. He is the man behind Dunbar’s number, a theory about the number of stable relationships we can maintain at once. Robin unravels the thread of research that led him to Dunbar’s number and describes how this plays into every single person’s layers of human connection. It was fascinating to hear how his findings on social circles have implications for optimally structuring businesses and organizations, as well as the idea of homophily, all of which Robin thoughtfully explains. It was a...
2024-04-021h 02
unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc400. The Essence of Human Bonds from Tribes to Modernity feat. Robin DunbarUnlock the mysteries of human connections as we share a compelling dialogue with the man behind ‘Dunbar’s Number,’ the number of connections that humans can and do maintain across different cultures and time periods. What evolutionary forces have sculpted the essence of friendship and religion, also impacting our well-being and longevity?Robin Dunbar is emeritus professor of evolutionary psychology at the University of Oxford. He is also the author of several books, including Friends: Understanding the Power of our Most Important Relationships, How Religion Evolved: And Why It Endures, and The Science of Love and Betrayal.R...
2024-03-251h 10
Please ExpandHow Religion Evolved with Robin DunbarIn this episode we look at Robin Dunbar's particular thesis that religion is not just an unexpected outcome of evolution but is, in fact, a mode of engaging with the world that confers substantial benefits on its adherents. We look at the importance of group bonding and the important role that religion plays in this. We talk about why religion is the most effective mode of bonding people in large groups, paying special attention to the role that endorphin release plays in this. Indeed, the emotional background to religion raises interesting questions about the futility of arguing about religious...
2024-03-022h 10
Keep TalkingEpisode 93: Robin Dunbar - Why Do Humans Have Friends? Robin Dunbar is a professor, an evolutionary psychologist, and the author of many books, including "Friends: Understanding the Power of Our Most Important Relationships." During our conversation, Robin talks about how and why he became interested in evolutionary psychology, what evolutionary psychology is, and its explanatory power.He also talks about human social dynamics, and our "circles of friendship." These concentric circles include the universal findings of how, on average, human numerically structure their social lives: intimate friends (1.5), close friends (5), best friends (15), good friends (50), friends (150), acquaintances (500), and known names (1,500). "Dunbar's number" of 150 is really just one of...
2024-02-101h 06
3 Books With Neil PasrichaChapter 132: Robin Dunbar on nullifying negativity with numbered natural networksBack in Chapter 101 of '3 Books' we had a magical, eve-of-'Everything-Everywhere-All-At-Once'-coming-out moment-in-time conversation with creative super-geniuses Daniels — who are Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. We were discussing the fascinating book 'Sex At Dawn' and our conversation led to discussing Dunbar's Number. Dunbar's Number! Have you heard of Dunbar's Number? It's 150! That's the cognitive limit on the number of social relationships we can have. We, as in humans. Limit, as in our brains can't handle any more. The number was coined, of course, by Oxford Emeritus Professor, Anthropologist, Evolutionary Psychologist, and General All-Round Super-Genius Robin, yes yo...
2024-01-253h 11
Inner Life, Talks and ThoughtsHow to make friendship work. A conversation with Robin DunbarRobin Dunbar is an Oxford evolutionary psychologist who has written extensively about friendship, amongst other things, not least in relation to “Dunbar’s Number”.We talked about what friendship is, and how it differs from other loves. We explored the varieties of friendship that people experience, and why metaphors such as “circles of friends” are so significant.Numbers are illuminating when it comes to understanding the dynamics of friendship, not only Dunbar’s Number, but also other threshold numbers – 5, 15, 50, 150, 500. Get those group sizes right, and much will be gained.We also asked about why social med...
2023-11-101h 14
The Business of Being BrilliantS6 E7 'Understanding our social brain' with Professor Robin DunbarI talk with Professor Robin Dunbar of Oxford University, originator of ‘Dunbar’s number’ and a leading expert in the psychology of high-performing groups. We chat about optimimum group sizes for different tasks and why investing in social time at work yields the greatest returns. Show notes at www.helenbeedham.com/podcast.
2023-10-2236 min
Rediscovering Connection with Shelley Doyle#7 - Dr. Robin Dunbar - Building Community in the Modern WorkplacePart 2 of our Podcast with Dr Robin Dunbar - renowned anthropologist, Head of the Social and Evolutionary Neuroscience Research at the University of Oxford, and the mind behind Dunbar's Number - focuses on community building and loneliness in the modern workplace.In this episode, Robin compares organizations to intimate villages, we dive into the history of community in the workplace, and the profound impact of remote work on team dynamics.We discuss the challenges of maintaining team cohesion in a remote work environment and strategies to keep team dynamics alive.And we question...
2023-09-0840 min
Rediscovering Connection with Shelley Doyle#6 - Dr. Robin Dunbar - The Science of Connection and FriendshipDr Robin Dunbar is a renowned anthropologist, Head of the Social and Evolutionary Neuroscience Research at the University of Oxford, and the mind behind Dunbar's Number. In this episode of Rediscovering Connection we explore the secrets of lasting friendship and the intriguing world of social interaction. Do you ever wonder what it takes to cultivate and maintain lasting friendships? Have you considered the profound impact of social connections on your wellbeing? Robin enlightens us on the significance of having a tight-knit group of friends for optimum health and happiness. Diving into virtual friendships, tru...
2023-09-011h 55
The CFO PlaybookHow Social Evolution Affects the Dynamic of Organizations with Robin Dunbar, Professor of Evolutionary Psychology at University of Oxford
This episode of the CFO Playbook features an interview with Robin Dunbar, Professor of Evolutionary Psychology at University of Oxford and Co-author of The Social Brain: The Psychology of Successful Groups.Professor Dunbar is British anthropologist and evolutionary psychologist and a specialist in primate behavior. He is best known for formulating Dunbar’s number, a measurement of the “cognitive limit to the number of individuals with whom any one person can maintain stable relationships.” His research is concerned with trying to understand the behavioral and cognitive mechanisms that underpin social bonding in primates and humans.In thi...
2023-06-2845 minThe CFO PlaybookHow Social Evolution Affects the Dynamic of Organizations with Robin Dunbar, Professor of Evolutionary Psychology at University of Oxford
This episode of the CFO Playbook features an interview with Robin Dunbar, Professor of Evolutionary Psychology at University of Oxford and Co-author of The Social Brain: The Psychology of Successful Groups.Professor Dunbar is British anthropologist and evolutionary psychologist and a specialist in primate behavior. He is best known for formulating Dunbar’s number, a measurement of the “cognitive limit to the number of individuals with whom any one person can maintain stable relationships.” His research is concerned with trying to understand the behavioral and cognitive mechanisms that underpin social bonding in primates and humans.In thi...
2023-06-2845 min
The Thinking Mind Podcast: Psychiatry & PsychotherapyInterview #50: The Evolution of Friendships and Dating (With Professor Robin Dunbar)Professor Robin Dunbar is a British anthropologist and evolutionary psychologist and a specialist in primate behaviour. He is currently head of the Social and Evolutionary Neuroscience Research Group in the Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford. He is best known for formulating Dunbar's number, a measurement of the "cognitive limit to the number of individuals with whom any one person can maintain stable relationships".He is the author of many books including Friends: Understanding the Power of our Most Important Relationships which we discuss today. Interviewed by Dr. Rebecca Wilkinson with Dr...
2023-05-191h 20
The Same DrugsRobin Dunbar on friends—the real secret to a long and happy lifeFriends are fun, but they bring much more to our lives than just company. In his book, Friends: Understanding the Power of our Most Important Relationships, Robin Dunbar explains why, beyond mental health benefits, friends offer longer, healthier lives. (And no, online friends don't count.)
Robin is an anthropologist, evolutionary psychologist, and head of the Social and Evolutionary Neuroscience Research Group at the University of
Oxford. Meghan Murphy speaks with him about why we need friends, how to make them, what the magic number of friends is, and why human touch is the real
truth-teller.
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2023-05-161h 16
Work BetterHow Your Brain Makes Friends with Robin Dunbar (S2:E3)You are more likely to stay at your job if you have a best friend at work. You are also more likely to learn from a peer at work than your boss. Relationships in the workplace are really important. But as work changes, our relationships are changing too.
Robin Dunbar, one of the world’s leading experts on friendship, will help us explore how relationships are changing in the era of hybrid work and what we need to know to make work more enjoyable. Robin is an anthropologist and evolutionary psychologist who specializes in human behavior at the University of Ox...
2023-05-0841 min
Grizzle Pod: Thematic Growth InvestingCanada's Role as a Lithium Producer with Robin Dunbar, CEO of Grid MetalsIn this week’s podcast, Grizzle spoke with Robin Dunbar, the CEO of Grid Metals, to discuss Canada's role as a lithium producer as the global energy transition unfolds. Dunbar also highlights why North America is becoming an attractive hub for the sector, as more countries like Chile and Mexico work towards nationalizing their industry. He also outlines key advantages that will accelerate Grid Metal's production timelines such as their processing deal with one of the only operating lithium mines in Canada, the Tanco Mine.
Key Topics Discussed:
History of Grid Metals
Outlook On Chile Nationalzing Their Lithium Sector
Why Ca...
2023-05-0756 min
The Church Times PodcastListen again: Robin Dunbar on How Religion Evolved and Why It EnduresOn the podcast this week, there’s a chance to listen again (or perhaps for the first time) to a conversation between Professor Robin Dunbar and Dr Mark Vernon. They discuss Professor Dunbar’s book How Religion Evolved and Why It Endures, which is now available in paperback from the Church House Bookshop.
In a review of the book for the Church Times (Books, 29 April 2022), Dr Vernon wrote: “The longstanding tendency has been to treat the almost universal presence of religious beliefs and rituals in human populations as a by-product of human needs, from lessening the terrors of death to bolste...
2023-04-2840 min
Power-Up With A Vivid Full Audiobook On Your Commute.The Social Brain: The Psychology of Successful Groups by Samantha Rockey, Tracey Camilleri, Robin DunbarPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/576196to listen full audiobooks.
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Brought to you by Penguin. How many people does the ideal team contain? How do groups bond, earn trust and forge shared identities? How can leaders build environments adaptable enough to respond to shocks and still enable people to thrive together? How can you feel close to people if your only point of contact is a phone...
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Length: 8 hours 54 minutes
Release date: February 23, 2023
Genres: Management & Leadership
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Brought to you by Penguin. How many people does the ideal team contain? How do groups bond, earn trust and forge shared identities? How can leaders build environments adaptable enough to respond to shocks and still enable people to thrive together? How can you feel close to people if your only point of contact is a phone...
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Author: Samantha Rockey, Tracey Camilleri, Robin Dunbar
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Length: 8 hours 54 minutes
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Length: 8 hours 54 minutes
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Brought to you by Penguin. How many people does the ideal team contain? How do groups bond, earn trust and forge shared identities? How can leaders build environments adaptable enough to respond to shocks and still enable people to thrive together? How can you feel close to people if your only point of contact is a phone...
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Title: The Social Brain: The Psychology of Successful Groups
Author: Samantha Rockey, Tracey Camilleri, Robin Dunbar
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Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 54 minutes
Release date: February 23, 2023
Genres: Management & Leadership
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Brought to you by Penguin. How many people does the ideal team contain? How do groups bond, earn trust and forge shared identities? How can leaders build environments adaptable enough to respond to shocks and still enable people to thrive together? How can you feel close to people if your only point of contact is a phone...
2023-02-238h 54
Cognitive Revolution#104: Palentine's Day (feat. Robin Dunbar)We pay a lot of attention to our romantic relationships. Whether it’s selecting a mate or maintaining one’s relationship with them. Apps make millions of dollars promising to streamline this process. Hundreds of books are published every year telling us how to do it better. And don’t get me wrong: long-term romantic partnerships are hard, no doubt. But that difficulty is not lost on us. Multiple industries are designed around giving us tools to help overcome it. It’s something we spend a lot of effort on trying to do better.But what about friendsh...
2023-02-141h 19Podcast#104: Palentine's Day (feat. Robin Dunbar)We pay a lot of attention to our romantic relationships. Whether it’s selecting a mate or maintaining one’s relationship with them. Apps make millions of dollars promising to streamline this process. Hundreds of books are published every year telling us how to do it better. And don’t get me wrong: long-term romantic partnerships are hard, no doubt. But that difficulty is not lost on us. Multiple industries are designed around giving us tools to help overcome it. It’s something we spend a lot of effort on trying to do better.But what about friendsh...
2023-02-141h 19
The ValmyWhy Are Most Humans Religious? Professor Robin Dunbar Podcast: ROCKING OUR PRIORS Episode: Why Are Most Humans Religious? Professor Robin DunbarRelease date: 2023-01-17Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationWhy are most humans religious?
How much can be explained by evolutionary psychology?
Why do we cooperate? Is it religious injunctions or more emotional?
Is religiosity really about cooperation? What about legitimising hierarchy, control, and female self-sacrifice.
Muslim women are less likely to go to Friday prayers, but they are still devout. So perhaps group rituals are not so essential?
Why did all doctrinal re...
2023-02-051h 46
ROCKING OUR PRIORSWhy Are Most Humans Religious? Professor Robin DunbarWhy are most humans religious?
How much can be explained by evolutionary psychology?
Why do we cooperate? Is it religious injunctions or more emotional?
Is religiosity really about cooperation? What about legitimising hierarchy, control, and female self-sacrifice.
Muslim women are less likely to go to Friday prayers, but they are still devout. So perhaps group rituals are not so essential?
Why did all doctrinal religions emerge within a narrow latitudinal band?
Are groups necessarily small? Don’t films and social media scale-up solidarity? What about online mobs viciously attacking their favoured celebrity’s boyfriend’s new girlfriend?
Interview with Professor Robin...
2023-01-171h 46
Stanford Psychology Podcast69 - Robin Dunbar: How Many People Can You Be Friends With?Eric chats with Robin Dunbar, Emeritus Professor of Evolutionary Psychology at Oxford. Robin has famously studied the evolution of the human brain, arguing that our brain developed to understand the complex social world we have created for ourselves. Most know him for “Dunbar’s number,” or the limit to the number of individuals we can maintain stable relationships with. Robin has received more awards than could be counted, including the prestigious Huxley Memorial Medal. He has written various books, most relevant for this conversation a book called “Friends: Understanding the Power of our Most Important Relationship.”In this wide...
2022-10-271h 12
10% Happier with Dan HarrisThe Science of Making and Keeping Friends | Robin DunbarNew episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. --- Friendship might not necessarily be something you've considered to be an urgent psychological and physiological issue. One thing we explore a lot on the show is that the quality of your relationships determines the quality of your life, and sadly, in many ways, it's harder than ever to make and keep friends. With loneliness and disconnection on the rise, our society just wasn't constructed for social connection, and recent data suggests we're in a friendship crisis...
2022-10-2455 min
So This Is My WhyICYMI: Can we have MORE than 150 friends?! - Dr Robin DunbarICYMI (in case you missed it) features some of my favourite moments from earlier STIMY episodes.Back in Episode 85, Dr Robin Dunbar (Emeritus Professor of Evolutionary Psychology at the University of Oxford) is most known for formulating Dunbar's Number = the cognitive limit of a person in terms of the number of relationships they can handle at any one time.That number if 150.Lots of people disagree, particularly that one person can only have around 150.So what does Dr Robin...
2022-09-2802 min
Wide Open Air ExchangeQ&A with Professor Robin DunbarIn this seminar-style podcast, evolutionary psychologist Professor Robin Dunbar answers your questions about Dunbar's Number and his research on social bonding, friends, and religion.
You can find the time markers for each question within the episode page at wideopenairexchange.com
2022-09-222h 03WIDE OPEN AIR EXCHANGEQ&A with Professor Robin DunbarIn this seminar-style podcast, evolutionary psychologist Professor Robin Dunbar answers your questions about Dunbar's Number and his research on social bonding, friends, and religion.
You can find the time markers for each question within the episode page at wideopenairexchange.com
2022-09-2200 min
Evolving PsychiatryAlcohol and Evolution | Robin Dunbar | Evolving Psychiatry Podcast #13Robin Dunbar discusses alcohol, its history with humans and primates, why it's so useful for bonding, and how novel circumstances have pushed it into being a drug of abuse.
This episode is based on a chapter titled 'The Social Function of Alcohol from an Evolutionary Perspective', authored by Robin Dunbar. It is chapter 13 in the book 'Evolutionary Psychiatry: Current Perspectives on Evolution and Mental Health", published by Cambridge University Press.The book is available for purchase here via CUP or on Amazon.
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2022-09-1814 min
CultureLab with Aga BajerRobin Dunbar - Human Connections at WorkRobin Dunbar is a professor of evolutionary psychology at Oxford University. He has spent most of his career trying to answer a deceptively simple: How and why did humans evolve to be such a sociable species? He is perhaps best known for the so-called Dunbar's number, the idea that there is an upper limit to the number of meaningful social relationships we can maintain. In this interview professor Dunbar talks about how we can apply the findings from his research when we design our teams and organisations, why the number 150 is so important to keep...
2022-09-071h 07
Modern Wisdom#520 - Robin Dunbar - The Evolutionary Psychology Of LoveRobin Dunbar is an anthropologist, evolutionary psychologist, head of the Social and Evolutionary Neuroscience Research Group at the University of Oxford and an author.Love is something that people have been trying to describe for thousands of years. Beyond asking what love is, is the question of why humans feel something so strange in the first place. Why would evolution have exposed us to this extreme sensation with huge potential for catastrophe and pain?Expect to learn how love is adaptive, why humans need to have more sex than almost all other animals to get...
2022-09-011h 36WIDE OPEN AIR EXCHANGEGetting to know Robin DunbarOxford Professor Robin Dunbar speaks about his early life in Australia and East Africa, his early interest in philosophy, and his accidental pathway to making a world famous scientific discovery and becoming a professor of evolutionary psychology.
Professor Dunbar will be our guest again in September 2022 for a seminar style discussion of his recent books, answering your questions. Listen to find out more.
2022-08-0500 min
Wide Open Air ExchangeGetting to know Robin DunbarOxford Professor Robin Dunbar speaks about his early life in Australia and East Africa, his early interest in philosophy, and his accidental pathway to making a world famous scientific discovery and becoming a professor of evolutionary psychology.
Professor Dunbar will be our guest again in September 2022 for a seminar style discussion of his recent books, answering your questions. Listen to find out more.
2022-08-051h 04
So This Is My WhyICYMI: Can Virtual Friends be REAL Friends?! - Dr Robin DunbarICYMI (in case you missed it) features some of my favourite moments from earlier STIMY episodes.Back in Episode 85, Dr Robin Dunbar (Emeritus Professor of Evolutionary Psychology at the University of Oxford) shares why he thinks that the only way we can make REAL friends is through physical IRL interactions. Virtual friends?Meh, they're fake. But do you agree? 🤔Listen to the full episode here: 🎙️Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast...
2022-07-2706 minIntelligence SquaredWhy Religion Keeps Evolving, with Robin DunbarRobin Dunbar has been hailed as one of the most insightful and creative evolutionary thinkers of our time, famed for his work on human networks and communities (he came up with the Dunbar number, the idea that humans can have no more than 150 meaningful relationships). Now he turns his attention to religion, the subject of his recent book, How Religion Evolved: And Why It Endures. Joining Robin in conversation on the podcast is Stuart Ritchie, Psychologist at King's College London, and author of Science Fictions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022-07-251h 01
New Books in Buddhist StudiesRobin Dunbar, "How Religion Evolved: And Why It Endures" (Oxford UP, 2022)What is the evolutionary purpose of religion, and are some individuals more inclined than others to be religious?Our species diverged from the great apes six to eight million years ago. Since then, our propensity toward spiritual thinking and ritual emerged. How, when, and why did this occur, and how did the earliest, informal shamanic practices evolve into the world religions familiar to us today?In How Religion Evolved: And Why It Endures (Oxford UP, 2022), Robin Dunbar explores these and other questions, mining the distinctions between religions of experience--as practiced by the earliest hunter-gatherer societies--and do...
2022-07-071h 04
New Books in Christian StudiesRobin Dunbar, "How Religion Evolved: And Why It Endures" (Oxford UP, 2022)What is the evolutionary purpose of religion, and are some individuals more inclined than others to be religious?Our species diverged from the great apes six to eight million years ago. Since then, our propensity toward spiritual thinking and ritual emerged. How, when, and why did this occur, and how did the earliest, informal shamanic practices evolve into the world religions familiar to us today?In How Religion Evolved: And Why It Endures (Oxford UP, 2022), Robin Dunbar explores these and other questions, mining the distinctions between religions of experience--as practiced by the earliest hunter-gatherer societies--and do...
2022-07-071h 05
New Books in Biology and EvolutionRobin Dunbar, "How Religion Evolved: And Why It Endures" (Oxford UP, 2022)What is the evolutionary purpose of religion, and are some individuals more inclined than others to be religious?Our species diverged from the great apes six to eight million years ago. Since then, our propensity toward spiritual thinking and ritual emerged. How, when, and why did this occur, and how did the earliest, informal shamanic practices evolve into the world religions familiar to us today?In How Religion Evolved: And Why It Endures (Oxford UP, 2022), Robin Dunbar explores these and other questions, mining the distinctions between religions of experience--as practiced by the earliest hunter-gatherer societies--and do...
2022-07-071h 01
New Books in Indian ReligionsRobin Dunbar, "How Religion Evolved: And Why It Endures" (Oxford UP, 2022)What is the evolutionary purpose of religion, and are some individuals more inclined than others to be religious?Our species diverged from the great apes six to eight million years ago. Since then, our propensity toward spiritual thinking and ritual emerged. How, when, and why did this occur, and how did the earliest, informal shamanic practices evolve into the world religions familiar to us today?In How Religion Evolved: And Why It Endures (Oxford UP, 2022), Robin Dunbar explores these and other questions, mining the distinctions between religions of experience--as practiced by the earliest hunter-gatherer societies--and do...
2022-07-071h 01
Van Leer Institute Series on IdeasRobin Dunbar, "How Religion Evolved: And Why It Endures" (Oxford UP, 2022)What is the evolutionary purpose of religion, and are some individuals more inclined than others to be religious?Our species diverged from the great apes six to eight million years ago. Since then, our propensity toward spiritual thinking and ritual emerged. How, when, and why did this occur, and how did the earliest, informal shamanic practices evolve into the world religions familiar to us today?In How Religion Evolved: And Why It Endures (Oxford UP, 2022), Robin Dunbar explores these and other questions, mining the distinctions between religions of experience--as practiced by the earliest hunter-gatherer societies--and do...
2022-07-071h 04
In Conversation: An OUP PodcastRobin Dunbar, "How Religion Evolved: And Why It Endures" (Oxford UP, 2022)What is the evolutionary purpose of religion, and are some individuals more inclined than others to be religious?Our species diverged from the great apes six to eight million years ago. Since then, our propensity toward spiritual thinking and ritual emerged. How, when, and why did this occur, and how did the earliest, informal shamanic practices evolve into the world religions familiar to us today?In How Religion Evolved: And Why It Endures (Oxford UP, 2022), Robin Dunbar explores these and other questions, mining the distinctions between religions of experience--as practiced by the earliest hunter-gatherer societies--and do...
2022-07-071h 05
New Books in Jewish StudiesRobin Dunbar, "How Religion Evolved: And Why It Endures" (Oxford UP, 2022)What is the evolutionary purpose of religion, and are some individuals more inclined than others to be religious?Our species diverged from the great apes six to eight million years ago. Since then, our propensity toward spiritual thinking and ritual emerged. How, when, and why did this occur, and how did the earliest, informal shamanic practices evolve into the world religions familiar to us today?In How Religion Evolved: And Why It Endures (Oxford UP, 2022), Robin Dunbar explores these and other questions, mining the distinctions between religions of experience--as practiced by the earliest hunter-gatherer societies--and do...
2022-07-071h 05
New Books in Islamic StudiesRobin Dunbar, "How Religion Evolved: And Why It Endures" (Oxford UP, 2022)What is the evolutionary purpose of religion, and are some individuals more inclined than others to be religious?Our species diverged from the great apes six to eight million years ago. Since then, our propensity toward spiritual thinking and ritual emerged. How, when, and why did this occur, and how did the earliest, informal shamanic practices evolve into the world religions familiar to us today?In How Religion Evolved: And Why It Endures (Oxford UP, 2022), Robin Dunbar explores these and other questions, mining the distinctions between religions of experience--as practiced by the earliest hunter-gatherer societies--and do...
2022-07-071h 01
New Books in SecularismRobin Dunbar, "How Religion Evolved: And Why It Endures" (Oxford UP, 2022)What is the evolutionary purpose of religion, and are some individuals more inclined than others to be religious?Our species diverged from the great apes six to eight million years ago. Since then, our propensity toward spiritual thinking and ritual emerged. How, when, and why did this occur, and how did the earliest, informal shamanic practices evolve into the world religions familiar to us today?In How Religion Evolved: And Why It Endures (Oxford UP, 2022), Robin Dunbar explores these and other questions, mining the distinctions between religions of experience--as practiced by the earliest hunter-gatherer societies--and do...
2022-07-071h 03
So This Is My WhyICYMI: Why We Fall for Romantic Scams - Dr Robin DunbarICYMI (in case you missed it) features some of my favourite moments from earlier STIMY episodes.Back in Episode 85, Dr Robin Dunbar (Emeritus Professor of Evolutionary Psychology at the University of Oxford) shares why we fall for romantic scams against our better judgment (even when everyone around us is warning us against it!!).Listen to the full episode here: 🎙️Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/so-this-is-my-why/id1521191442?i=1000566279914🎙️Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4VuxAs76IE0wJgItPzoZHe?si=m1NsNAl6QgCk4n4sY3...
2022-06-2905 min
New Books in Big IdeasThe Future of Religion: A Conversation with Robin DunbarOf the many differences between the West and the rest of the world the issue of religiosity is one of the most striking. In the West ever fewer people belong to a religion – the number for the UK is now around 50% - and in the US around a third of people are religiously unaffiliated. But elsewhere in the world religions are growing – and in the world as a whole nearly 90% of people are religious. Robin Dunbar – Professor of Evolutionary Biology at Oxford University has been thinking about the reason for religion’s appeal for his book How Religion Evolved and Why i...
2022-06-1447 minNew Books in Biology and EvolutionThe Future of Religion: A Conversation with Robin DunbarOf the many differences between the West and the rest of the world the issue of religiosity is one of the most striking. In the West ever fewer people belong to a religion – the number for the UK is now around 50% - and in the US around a third of people are religiously unaffiliated. But elsewhere in the world religions are growing – and in the world as a whole nearly 90% of people are religious. Robin Dunbar – Professor of Evolutionary Biology at Oxford University has been thinking about the reason for religion’s appeal for his book How Religion Evolved and Why i...
2022-06-1447 minNew Books in Buddhist StudiesThe Future of Religion: A Conversation with Robin DunbarOf the many differences between the West and the rest of the world the issue of religiosity is one of the most striking. In the West ever fewer people belong to a religion – the number for the UK is now around 50% - and in the US around a third of people are religiously unaffiliated. But elsewhere in the world religions are growing – and in the world as a whole nearly 90% of people are religious. Robin Dunbar – Professor of Evolutionary Biology at Oxford University has been thinking about the reason for religion’s appeal for his book How Religion Evolved and Why i...
2022-06-1447 minNew Books in Jewish StudiesThe Future of Religion: A Conversation with Robin DunbarOf the many differences between the West and the rest of the world the issue of religiosity is one of the most striking. In the West ever fewer people belong to a religion – the number for the UK is now around 50% - and in the US around a third of people are religiously unaffiliated. But elsewhere in the world religions are growing – and in the world as a whole nearly 90% of people are religious. Robin Dunbar – Professor of Evolutionary Biology at Oxford University has been thinking about the reason for religion’s appeal for his book How Religion Evolved and Why i...
2022-06-1449 min
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-JonesThe Future of Religion: A Conversation with Robin DunbarOf the many differences between the West and the rest of the world the issue of religiosity is one of the most striking. In the West ever fewer people belong to a religion – the number for the UK is now around 50% - and in the US around a third of people are religiously unaffiliated. But elsewhere in the world religions are growing – and in the world as a whole nearly 90% of people are religious. Robin Dunbar – Professor of Evolutionary Biology at Oxford University has been thinking about the reason for religion’s appeal for his book How Religion Evolved and Why i...
2022-06-1449 minIn Conversation: An OUP PodcastThe Future of Religion: A Conversation with Robin DunbarOf the many differences between the West and the rest of the world the issue of religiosity is one of the most striking. In the West ever fewer people belong to a religion – the number for the UK is now around 50% - and in the US around a third of people are religiously unaffiliated. But elsewhere in the world religions are growing – and in the world as a whole nearly 90% of people are religious. Robin Dunbar – Professor of Evolutionary Biology at Oxford University has been thinking about the reason for religion’s appeal for his book How Religion Evolved and Why it En...
2022-06-1449 minNew Books in Islamic StudiesThe Future of Religion: A Conversation with Robin DunbarOf the many differences between the West and the rest of the world the issue of religiosity is one of the most striking. In the West ever fewer people belong to a religion – the number for the UK is now around 50% - and in the US around a third of people are religiously unaffiliated. But elsewhere in the world religions are growing – and in the world as a whole nearly 90% of people are religious. Robin Dunbar – Professor of Evolutionary Biology at Oxford University has been thinking about the reason for religion’s appeal for his book How Religion Evolved and Why i...
2022-06-1447 minNew Books in Christian StudiesThe Future of Religion: A Conversation with Robin DunbarOf the many differences between the West and the rest of the world the issue of religiosity is one of the most striking. In the West ever fewer people belong to a religion – the number for the UK is now around 50% - and in the US around a third of people are religiously unaffiliated. But elsewhere in the world religions are growing – and in the world as a whole nearly 90% of people are religious. Robin Dunbar – Professor of Evolutionary Biology at Oxford University has been thinking about the reason for religion’s appeal for his book How Religion Evolved and Why i...
2022-06-1449 min
So This Is My WhyEp 85: How many friends can you have? | Dr Robin Dunbar (Emeritus Professor of Evolutionary Psychology, Oxford University)How many friends do you have?50?100?Now how about close friends?If you’ll recall back in the early days of Facebook, everyone was busy adding every single friend, casual acquaintance and stranger that they came across as a “friend” until it became too much and a “purge” took place. A purging that was partly influenced by a burger chain and this thing called Dunbar’s number: which concerns the maximum number of friends that one person can have at any one time. The person who formulated it?...
2022-06-131h 24
Reading Our TimesWhere did religion come from (and where is it going)? In conversation with Robin DunbarThe more religion dies, the more it stays alive, predictions of its imminent demise being as popular now as they were a hundred years ago. Why? Where did religion come from? Why is it so deep rooted in human nature? And where, if anywhere, is it going?
In this episode, Nick Spencer speaks to Prof. Robin Dunbar about his book How Religion Evolved and why it endures.
2022-05-1731 min
The PrimateCastHow the social brain evolved with Dr. Robin DunbarSend us a textIn this installment of The PrimateCast we continue with our International Primatology Lecture Series: Past, Present and Future Perspectives of the Field..The IPLS is dedicated to providing origin stories about experienced researchers of primatology and related fields, through lectures delivered by those very individuals. The lectures are conducted via Zoom within our CICASP Seminar in Science Communication for graduate students of our program, but we decided to release the audio right here on The PrimateCast.Unlike most academic lectures, which are usually focused on testing scientific...
2022-05-0852 min
Factually! with Adam ConoverHow Religion Evolved with Robin DunbarInstead of debunking religious beliefs, what if we investigated where religion comes from, and why it’s virtually universal across human cultures? Anthropologist and “How Religion Evolved And Why It Endures” author Robin Dunbar joins Adam to discuss the origins of religion. He describes how touch, laughter, and song bonded people together, and the social role of religious rituals such as sin-eating. You can purchase Robin’s book here: http://factuallypod.com/books
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2022-05-041h 31
Instant GeniusThe origins of religion, with Robin DunbarRobin Dunbar, a professor of evolutionary psychology, explains why spirituality and religion took root in early humans.Once you’ve mastered the basics with Instant Genius, dive deeper with Instant Genius Extra, where you’ll find longer, richer discussions about the most exciting ideas in the world of science and technology. Only available on Apple Podcasts. Produced by the team behind BBC Science Focus Magazine. Visit our website: sciencefocus.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...
2022-04-2537 minInner Life, Talks and ThoughtsThe Evolution of Religion - our shared sacred story. Interview with Robin DunbarThe scientific study of religion has produced numerous accounts for the evolutionary origins of a sense of the numinous in Homo sapiens. Robin Dunbar, Professor of Evolutionary Psychology at Oxford, is in the vanguard of plausible theories, not least as explored in his new book, How Religion Evolved and Why It Endures.In this interview, for the Church Times podcast, we explore his ideas and their ramifications:- how the religiosity of Homo sapiens exceeds others Homo species- how mystical experience is the "motor" of religious forms- the role of religion in...
2022-04-2140 min
The Church Times PodcastRobin Dunbar in conversation with Mark VernonOn the podcast this week, Dr Mark Vernon interviews Professor Robin Dunbar about his new book, How Religion Evolved and Why It Endures.
Robin Dunbar is Professor of Evolutionary Psychology at the University of Oxford, and a Fellow of the British Academy and of the Royal Anthropological Institute.
How Religion Evolved and Why It Endures is published by Pelican at £22 (Church Times Bookshop £19.80)
Mark Vernon is a psychotherapist and writer. His recent books include Dante’s “Divine Comedy”: A guide for the spiritual journey (Angelico Press, 2021) and A Secret History of Christianity (John Hunt Publishing, 2019).
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2022-04-2140 min
Press Play On Your Ears To A Must-Listen Full Audiobook.How Religion Evolved: And Why It Endures by Robin DunbarPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/540200to listen full audiobooks.
Title: How Religion Evolved: And Why It Endures
Author: Robin Dunbar
Narrator: John Sackville
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 4 minutes
Release date: April 7, 2022
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Mental Health & Psychology
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. Religion is both unique - as far as we can judge - and universal to humans. Our species diverged from the great apes about six to eight million years ago and since then, along with language, our propensity towards spiritual thinking and ritual emerged. How...
2022-04-078h 04
The Happiness Challenge#40 Friendships & Happiness: How friends help us live longer and happier lives with Professor Robin DunbarWhat do you think would make you describe your life as satisfying and successful? According to the research: friendships! My guest this week is Robin Dunbar – Prof. Of Evolutionary Psychology at the University of Oxford. Robin's research makes it clear: the single best predictor of your psychological health and wellbeing and your physical health and wellbeing, even how long you will live into the future is simply the number and the quality of close friends that you have.Join us to discover exactly why friendships are so important, and how to increase the quality of the...
2022-03-2224 min
The Work From Home ShowS3Ep11: Understanding the Power of our Most Important Relationships with Dr. Robin DunbarThe pandemic might have locked us away in our homes for nearly 2 years, but the power of relationships never waned. We are designed to have different kinds of relationships, constantly in flux but always present. Adam and Naresh talk about how we can foster these relationships in hard times, in digital times, and in all phases of our lives with Dr. Robin Dunbar, Head of the Social and Evolutionary Neuroscience Research Group in the Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford. Robin is best known for formulating Dunbar's number, a measurement of the cognitive limit...
2022-03-2043 minInner Life, Talks and ThoughtsFrom Trance to Extraterrestrials: Developments in Human Evolution, Robin Dunbar, Simon Conway MorrisA discussion of two new books on human evolution by leading evolutionary biologists, Robin Dunbar and Simon Conway Morris.Dunbar offers a revisionary account of the emergence of religion in Homo sapiens. Conway Morris considers widespread myths in Darwinian evolution, of which he is a leading researcher and advocate.Put together, the books suggest a fascinating glimpse into not only the religious past of humans but the religious future. The trance and mystical states which so captivated our ancestors may transhumanise us again, offering new ways of navigating the cosmos.I wrote an...
2022-03-1625 min
Bounce! Conversations with Larry WeeksEP. 53: THE POWER OF FRIENDS: ROBIN DUNBAR ON OUR MOST IMPORTANT NUMBER"Pain shared, my brother, is pain not doubled but halved."― Neil Gaiman My guest on this episode is Professor Robin Dunbar, the well-known anthropologist and evolutionary psychologist famous for his "Dunbar Number." Robin is an Emeritus Professor of Evolutionary Psychology and head of the Social and Evolutionary Neuroscience Research Group in the Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford. He is also the author of 22 books including his most recent Friends — Understanding the Power of Our Most Important Relationships. For the few of you who have never heard of Dunbar's number, it is...
2022-03-1059 min
Brain Ponderings podcast with Dr. Mark MattsonPondering the Social Brain with Robin DunbarProfessor Robin Dunbar of Oxford University has studied the social networks of apes and humans for more than 50 years. He is the author of the book "Friends". In this podcast he describes how the superior computational power of the human brain evolved to enable enduring lifelong social interactions that enhance security, reduce discord, and facilitate information exchange within and across generations. Dunbar has shown that there is an optimal group size for all social species; that number in humans is 150. In this podcast he talks about the neuronal networks in the brain that evolved to maintain and enhance harmony within...
2022-03-051h 46
Nice with Dave Delaney - leadership, communication, retention, culture.Dunbar's Number, friendships, and collaboration with Robin Dunbar.The Nice Podcast is brought to you by Futureforth.com. Helping fast-growing tech companies how to onboard, create, and keep happier, more connected employees.Dunbar's Number, friendships, and collaboration with Robin Dunbar.Robin Dunbar is the creator of "Dunbar's Number". He is an evolutionary psychologist and former director of the Institute of Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology in the Department of Experimental Psychology at Oxford University. Professor Dunbar is also the author of multiple books, his latest is Friends: Understanding the Power of our Most Important Relationships. What we talked about...
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2021-09-131h 09
The Jim Rutt ShowEP140 Robin Dunbar on FriendshipJim talks to Robin Dunbar (of Dunbar's number) about his new book, Friends: Understanding the Power of our Most Important Relationships...
Jim talks with evolutionary psychologist Robin Dunbar, discoverer of Dunbar's number, about his latest book, Friends: Understanding the Power of our Most Important Relationships. They cover the importance of friendship, the loneliness epidemic, loneliness as a signal rather than a disease, oxytocin & endorphins, physical touch, synchrony & other ways of triggering the endorphin system, new data sources in the study of social networks, the social brain hypothesis, theory of mind/mind-reading, limitations of our mind-simulating capacities, the discovery of the Dunbar...
2021-08-301h 46
10% Happier with Dan HarrisThe Science of Making and Keeping Friends | Robin DunbarFriendship might not necessarily be something you've considered to be an urgent psychological and physiological issue. On this show, we spend a lot of time exploring how the quality of our relationships determines the quality of our lives and our health. Sadly, in many ways, it's harder than ever to make and keep friends. With loneliness and disconnection on the rise, it's clear that our society just wasn't constructed for social connection. And recent data suggests we're in a friendship crisis, with many of us reporting that we have fewer close friendships than ever. Our guest today is Robin Dunbar, a...
2021-08-231h 03
Eat Sleep Work Repeat - better workplace cultureRobin Dunbar makes the case for human connectionSign up for the newsletter What a guest today. I've tried to speak to Professor Robin Dunbar for 4 or 5 years.Robin has a new book out called Friends which is the sort of book you can lose yourself in on a holiday (if anyone lets you have one). I enjoyed it for surprising me and going beyond what I already knew.So reliant are human beings on our social collaboration that it has been suggested that our bodies have evolved the feeling of loneliness, an alarm system...
2021-03-3055 min
Intelligence SquaredThe Science of Friendship, with Robin Dunbar and Helen CzerskiRobin Dunbar is the world-renowned psychologist and author who famously discovered Dunbar’s number: how our capacity for friendship is limited to around 150 people. In this week's episode he explains why friends matter to us – more than we think. The single most surprising fact to emerge out of the medical literature over the last decade or so has been that the number and quality of the friendships we have has a bigger influence on our happiness, health and even mortality risk than anything else except giving up smoking.To find out more about his new...
2021-03-1656 min
Fuel Your Mind With The Riveting Full Audiobook Now, Story Seekers!Friends by Robin DunbarPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/214317to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Friends
Author: Robin Dunbar
Narrator: Hugh Kermode
Format: mp3
Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins
Release date: 03-04-21
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 44 ratings
Genres: Social Psychology & Interactions
Publisher's Summary:
Robin Dunbar is the world-renowned psychologist and author who famously discovered Dunbar's number: how our capacity for friendship is limited to around 150 people. In Friends, he looks at friendship in the round, at the way different types of friendship and family relationships intersect, or at the complex of psychological and behavioural mechanisms that underpin friendships and make them possible - and...
2021-03-0412h 28
Escape To A Captivating Full Audiobook On Your Commute.Evolution: What Everyone Needs to Know by Robin DunbarPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/427024to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Evolution: What Everyone Needs to Know
Author: Robin Dunbar
Narrator: Bruce Mann
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 54 minutes
Release date: August 18, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Biology & Chemistry
Publisher's Summary:
Evolution is one of the most important processes in life. It not only explains the detailed history of life on earth, but its scope also extends into many aspects of our own contemporary behavior—who we are and how we got to be here, our psychology, our cultures—and greatly impacts modern adva...
2020-08-1810h 54Access Must-Have Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Biology & ChemistryEvolution: What Everyone Needs to Know by Robin DunbarPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/427024to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Evolution: What Everyone Needs to Know
Author: Robin Dunbar
Narrator: Bruce Mann
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 54 minutes
Release date: August 18, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Biology & Chemistry
Publisher's Summary:
Evolution is one of the most important processes in life. It not only explains the detailed history of life on earth, but its scope also extends into many aspects of our own contemporary behavior—who we are and how we got to be here, our psychology, our cultures—and greatly impacts modern adva...
2020-08-1810h 54
Collective IntelligenceWhat makes us human? | Robin DunbarBeing human in a digital context
Robin Dunbar (Emeritus Professor of Evolutionary Psychology | Magdalen College, Oxford University)
In this first episode, Tracey Camilleri talks to Prof Robin Dunbar of "Dunbar number" * fame. He is Emeritus Professor of Evolutionary Psychology at Magdalen College, Oxford University. Robin brings his years of research and discovery about what make us human and how these insights can help leaders make better "human-shaped" decisions. The conversations ranges across topics from the importance of triggering the endorphin system - through mechanisms such as laughter - and its positive effect on productivity, to more...
2020-04-3025 min
The Joe Horton ShowROBIN DUNBAR - How our Ancient Brains cope with Modern SocietyMy guest on today's episode is Professor of Evolutionary Psychology at Oxford University Robin Dunbar
With the modern world having such an impact on our mental health and relationships, many are now asking whether human beings are in fact designed to thrive in the environment of large scale societies. Robin Dunbar has spent decades studying this and many other aspects of how primates and human beings have evolved and adapted.
I find out from Robin the effect that large scale societies have had on individuals and the negative result of being anonymous, the different way that men and women interact...
2020-04-061h 21
DiscoveryRobin DunbarMaintaining friendships is one of the most cognitively demanding things we do, according to Professor of Evolutionary Psychology Robin Dunbar. So why do we bother? Robin has spent his life trying to answer this deceptively simple question. For most of his twenties, he lived with a herd of five hundred gelada monkeys in the Ethiopian highlands. He studied their social behaviour and concluded that an ability to get on with each other was just as important as finding food, for the survival of the species. Animals that live in large groups are less likely to get eaten...
2019-11-2526 min
The Life ScientificRobin Dunbar on why we have friendsMaintaining friendships is one of the most cognitively demanding things we do, according to Professor of Evolutionary Psychology Robin Dunbar. So why do we bother? Robin has spent his life trying to answer this deceptively simple question. For most of his twenties, he lived with a herd of five hundred gelada monkeys in the Ethiopian highlands. He studied their social behaviour and concluded that an ability to get on with each other was just as important as finding food, for the survival of the species. Animals that live in large groups are less likely to get eaten by predators...
2019-07-2327 min