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Title: HOW MANY FRIENDS DOES ONE PERSON NEED?
DUNBAR'S NUMBER AND OTHER EVOLUTIONARY QUIRKS
By: Robin Dunbar
Format: Hardback

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ISBN 10: 0571253423
ISBN 13: 9780571253425
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Publisher: FABER AND FABER
Pub. date: 4 February, 2010
Pages: 320
Description: We are the product of our evolutionary history and this history colours our everyday lives. This work explains how the past underpins our current behaviour. It also explains phenomena such as why 'Dunbar's Number' (150) is the maximum number of acquaintances you can have, why babies are born premature and the science behind lonely hearts columns.
Synopsis: We are the product of our evolutionary history and this history colours our everyday lives - from why we kiss to how religious we are. In "How Many Friends Does One Person Need?" Robin Dunbar explains how the distant past underpins our current behaviour, through the groundbreaking experiments that have changed the thinking of evolutionary biologists forever. He explains phenomena such as why 'Dunbar's Number' (150) is the maximum number of acquaintances you can have, why all babies are born premature and the science behind lonely hearts columns. Stimulating, provocative and highly enjoyable, this fascinating book is essential for understanding why humans behave as they do - what it is to be human.
Publication: UK
Imprint: Faber and Faber
Returns: Returnable
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