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How Religion Evolved with Robin Dunbar

Factually! with Adam Conover

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Religion Isn't Just a Form of Science

Robin dunbar is a living legend anthropology and evolutionary psychology. He's famous for pioneering a concept known as dunbar's number, which says that humans have a hard wired limit on the number of relationships we can maintain. You'll see in this interview how that concept plays a fascinating role in his explanation of religion. And he has a new book called how religion evolved and why it endures.

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