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NETfrix Shorts: Why is Dunbar the loneliest number?

NETfrix - Network Science Podcast

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How Does the Network in the Brain Affect Our Ability to Maintain Friendships?

An organization of up to 150 members is an intimate group where everyone knows everyone. When it grows beyond this number, their organization needs to rely on more formal procedures to hold everything together. What holds the communities together isn't just their strong inner ties, but also the hubs in the network. The hub is the glue that keeps it all from falling apart.

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