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Short Stuff: Dunbar's Number

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Exploring the Limits of Social Connections

This chapter explores Dunbar's Number, the theoretical limit of social relationships one can maintain, posited to be around 150. It examines the research by Robin Dunbar that links brain size to social group dynamics across species, particularly in humans.

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