Dunbar ’s Number Debunked: You Can Have More Than 150 Friends

A new study questions that figure, known as Dunbar ’s number. The Oxford professor for whom it is named, Robin Dunbar, dismissed the findings as “absolutely bonkers.”

Source: NYT Health - May 11, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jenny Gross Tags: Research Biology Letters (Journal) Stockholm University Friendship Archaeology and Anthropology Dunbar, Robin Source Type: news